English Explanatory Dictionary

Weymouth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town and civil parish (with a town council) in Dorset, England, previously in Weymouth and Portland district (OS grid ref SY6779).
  2. A place in the United States:
  3. A city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
  4. A township in Atlantic County, New Jersey.
  5. An unincorporated community in Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey.
  6. An unincorporated community in Medina County, Ohio.
  7. A village in Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  8. A neighbourhood of Bridgetown, Barbados.
  9. A locality in George Town council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
  10. A coastal suburb of Manurewa, Auckland, New Zealand.
  11. A habitational surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈweɪ.məθ/

Word forms

Weymouth

Etymology

In England, from Wey + mouth, referring to that river's mouth. The village in Nova Scotia is named after the city in Massachusetts.

Related words

Waymouth

Derived words

East Weymouth North Weymouth South Weymouth Weymouth and Portland
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