Willoughby

English
"farm near the willows"

Willoughby Origin and Meaning

The name Willoughby is a boy's name of English origin meaning "farm near the willows".

Willoughby is an energetic last-name-first route to the popular short form Will, livelier than any of the two-syllable options. It could be picked up by parents attracted to the Willow sound for girls.

Willoughby Patterne is the protagonist of the George Meredith novel, The Egotist. Willoughby Sharp was a contemporary artist, curator, critic and founder of the seminal art magazine, Avalanche. There is a classic 1962 British children's novel titled The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken that was made into a film in 1989.

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Famous People Named Willoughby

  • Willoughby Hickman
    three British baronets
  • Willoughby Williams
    American Revolutionary soldier and politician
  • Willoughby Williams
    Jr., American banker and sheriff
  • Willoughby Sharp
    American artist
  • (Charles) Willoughby Moke Norrie
    1st Baron Norrie, British soldier; Governor of South Australia, 8th Governor,General of New Zealand
  • Willoughby Merrik Campbell Burrell
    5th Baron Gwydyr, British soldier

Willoughby in Pop Culture

  • Willoughby
    character on TV's "Don't Trust the B,,,, in Apartment 23"
  • John Willoughby
    character in "Sense and Sensibility" by Jane Austen
  • Sir Clement Willoughby
    character in "Evelina" by Fanny Burney
  • Sir Willoughby Patterne
    character in "The Egoist" by George Meredith
  • "The Stop at Willoughby
    " episode of TV series "The Twilight Zone"

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