What does Wetherby mean?

Wetherby as a boys' name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Wetherby 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.

ENDS WITH -by

ASSOCIATED WITH old english, farm, surname, england

Variations

VARIANTS Weatherbey, Weatherbie, Weatherby, Wetherbey, Wetherbie

How popular is Wetherby?

Wetherby is a rare first name for males but a very popular surname for all people (#30091 out of 150436, Top 20%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Similar Names

Suggested similar-sounding names are Derby, Kerby, Shelby▼, Somerby, Waheeb, Walther, Weatherell (see Wetherell), Weatherill, Weatherley, Weatherly, Weaver, Weber, Webley, Weeb, Welbey (see Welby), Welby, Wellby, Werner, Wernher, Wesley▲, Westbey, Westby, Westerley, Westerly, Westley▲, Wetherell, Wetherill, Wetherley, Wetherly, Wethrill (see Wetherell), Whitby and Worthey. These names tend to be more commonly used than Wetherby.