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The boy's name Wetherby \

is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "wether-sheep farm". Place name. A wether is a castrated male sheep, and a bell-wether is a wether which wears a bell and leads other sheep. The surname shows the importance of the wool trade in England.

Wetherby has 5 variant forms: Weatherbey, Weatherbie, Weatherby, Wetherbey and Wetherbie.

Wetherby is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#17086 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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