Weymouth

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈweɪ.məθ/
  • Hyphenation: Wey‧mouth
  • Rhymes: -eɪməθ

Proper noun

Weymouth

  1. A town and civil parish (with a town council) in Dorset, England, previously in Weymouth and Portland district.
  2. A city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
  3. A village in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  4. A habitational surname.

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