The Wolves of Willoughby Chase is a book title by Joan Aiken.
― Anonymous User 9/11/2013
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There is a song by Primus called Sathington Willoughby and it's quite brilliant.
― Anonymous User 6/27/2013
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I suppose that I shall be the novelty here and preach of my liking for the name "Willoughby"! Which is increasingly unusual, as there is perhaps one other surname-turned-forename that I approve of.Oddly enough, I find it very classic and strong... but unusable in contemporary time, unless you dub your dog as such. As for "Willowby"... my fondness does not stretch that far. Personally, the incorrect spelling ("Willowby") looks mammothly higher in a pretentious percentage. It is an order in which new parents of this age would succumb to in the name of being 'original,' 'kre8tiv,' and 'cute.' Unfortunately, it becomes neither of those things. So, with that, I disagree with you.
The spelling is quite heavy-looking, and the name would look nicer spelled Willowby. This spelling looks old-fashioned and pretentious. Even spelled Willowby, the name is dated and pretentious. It makes me think of a geeky little boy from 80 years ago.
Despite it generally being seen as a male name, Willoughby is the name of my great great great great grandmother (born 1815 in Norfolk, England) and is primarily used as a female name in Norfolk from at least the early 1700s.
IMHO, taking surnamity a smidgen too far."....and this is my son, Willoughby Jamison, and my daughter, Pennington Lacey..."(Ugh, I actually LIKE Pennington Lacey! LOL)
― Anonymous User 9/8/2006
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Willoughby is the last name of one of the characters in Jane Austen's 'Sense and Sensibility.'