Willoughby is the name of several places:

• Willoughby, New South Wales is a suburb Sydney, Australia.
• Cape Willoughby on Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
• Willoughby, Ohio is a city in the United States.

There are several villages in England called Willoughby: Willoughby is a suburb in the City of Willoughby on the North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... It has been suggested that Suburbia be merged into this article or section. ... Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and with a population of over four million people is the most populous city in Australia. ... Kangaroo Island is Australias third largest island - after Tasmania and Melville Island. ... Willoughby is a city located in Lake County, Ohio. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK...

• Willoughby, Warwickshire
• Willoughby, Lincolnshire
• Willoughby Waterleys
• Willoughby-on-the-Wolds

Willoughby is a village and civil parish in the Rugby borough of Warwickshire, England. ... Willoughby is a place in Lincolnshire, north east of Spilsby. ...

People

• Willoughby is also the name of two families of British aristocrats,

1. whose head has held the title the Baron Willoughby de Eresby, since 1313 and
2. whose head held the title the Baron Willoughby of Parham, from 1547 until 1779.

The Barony of Willoughby de Eresby (pronounced Willuhby Deersby) is a barony by writ in the Peerage of England, dating to 1313. ... Events Siege of Rostock ends Births June 16 - Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian writer (died 1375) August 1 - Emperor Kogon of Japan (died 1364) August 13 - Aradia de Toscano, female messianic figure in Italian witchcraft Bartolus de Saxoferrato, Italian law professor (died 1357) Deaths August 24 - Henry VII, Emperor of the Holy... The title Baron Willoughby of Parham is a barony by writ(?) in the Peerage of England. ... Events January 16 - Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia. ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Fiction

• Willoughby Wooster is one of Bertie Wooster's uncles in the work of P. G. Wodehouse.
• John Willoughby is one of the main characters in Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility.
• Willoughby is the name of the dog in the 1941 Tex Avery short The Heckling Hare.

In the stories of P. G. Wodehouse, Willoughby Wooster, known to the reader as Uncle Willoughby, is Bertie Woosters fathers brother. ... Some critics saw Bertie Wooster, here portrayed by Hugh Laurie in ITVs Jeeves and Wooster series, as detrimental to the worldwide image of the British young man. ... P. G. Wodehouse, pictured in 1904, became famous for his complex plots, ingenious wordplay, and prolific output Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse KBE (October 15, 1881 – February 14, 1975) (pronounced as WOOD-house) was an English comic writer who enjoyed enormous popular success for more than seventy years. ... Jane Austen, in a portrait based on one drawn by her sister Cassandra Jane Austen (December 16, 1775 – July 18, 1817) was a prominent English novelist whose work is considered part of the Western canon. ... Sense and Sensibility book cover Sense and Sensibility is a novel by Jane Austen that was first published in 1811. ... Frederick Bean Fred/Tex Avery (February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an animator, cartoonist, and director, famous for producing animated cartoons during the Golden Age of Hollywood. ... This Merrie Melodies cartoon was released on July 12, 1941 starring Bugs Bunny and a dopey dog named Willoughby. ...

Slang

A term coined in the early 21st century refering to bringing a person of the opposite sex to their home, with the intent on gaining carnal knowledge, but failing to copulate. I.E. 'Pulling a Willoughby' or 'You Willoughby'd last night' The exact origins of the term are unknown, but it may have originated with one David Willoughby, a military officer whose exploits have become the stuff of legend.