Willoughby name meaning
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What does Willoughby mean?
The offbeat unisex name Willoughby means "Willow Settlement" is prevalently used in English.
How do I pronounce Willoughby?
The proper pronunciation of two syllabled Willoughby is wi-llough-by. It can also be pronounced as will(ou)-ghby.
Variants of Willoughby
Names that rhyme with WilloughbyHow popular is the name Willoughby?
Willoughby is an uncommon baby name in United States, although it has been in use since 1915 but could not make beyond the top 3000. Over 248 babies in United States have been named Willoughby.
In England and Wales, it has been in use since 1997 but could not make beyond the top 2000. Over 187 people have been named Willoughby in England and Wales. According to our estimate, over 400 babies have been named Willoughby globally.
| Year | Boys | Girls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Births | Rank | Births | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 12134 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 13527 | 6 |
| 2021 | 9642 | 7 | 9490 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 9509 | 10 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 15501 | 5 |
| 2018 | 10744 | 6 | 15654 | 5 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 12693 | 7 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 11763 | 8 |
| 2015 | 10634 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 10704 | 6 | 13059 | 7 |
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Numerological aspects of Willoughby
If you put your mind on something, giving up before its done is out of the question. Don't make work your priority. You don't regret things that once made you smile. You are a passionate lover but take people for granted. You are good at envisioning projects and develop them on your own. You manage to hide your issues and emotional struggles pretty very well. You don't think twice before making a decision.
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Famous people named Willoughby
- Willoughby Bertie, 4th Earl of Abingdon, English peer and music patron
- Willoughby Sharp, artist, independent curator, independent publisher, gallerist
- Willoughby Smith, English electrical engineer
- Willoughby Dickinson, 1st Baron Dickinson, British Liberal Party politician
- Willoughby Newton, nineteenth-century congressman and lawyer
- Willoughby Bertie, 3rd Earl of Abingdon, English landowner and Tory politician
- Willoughby Weiss, English oratorio and opera singer and composer
- Willoughby Jones, Norfolk landowner and an English Conservative Party politician
- Willoughby Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie, senior officer of the British Army
- Willoughby Shortland, British naval officer and colonial administrator
- Willoughby Gwatkin, British Army officer
- Willoughby Gray, English actor of stage and screen
- Willoughby Weaving, British writer and poet of the First World War era
- Willoughby Hamilton, co-world No. 1 Irish male tennis player
- Willoughby Goddard, English actor whose trademark rotund figure was well known on television and
- Willoughby Staples Brewster, Ontario lawyer and political figure
Lists having Willoughby
- Boys names beginning with W
- Girls names beginning with W
- American Baby Names
- English Baby Names
- Boy names that starts with Wil
- Baby Names that mean Willow
- Baby Names that mean Farm
- Baby Names that mean Settlement
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths