English Explanatory Dictionary

Welby

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A locality and site of a medieval village in Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7320).
  2. A village and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9738).
  3. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Adams County, Colorado, United States.
  4. A small town in Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
  5. A habitational surname.

Word forms

Welby Welbys

Etymology

From Old English wielle (“spring, well”) + Old Norse býr (“settlement”).

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