Around the globe, Willoughby (Willoughby 
) is a rare epicene given name. The forename Willoughby is characteristic of Ireland, where it is a rare boy's name, Nigeria, where it is a rare epicene name, and the United Kingdom, where it is a very rare boy's name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, the United States, and the United Kingdom. More frequently, Willoughby is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Willoughby | United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, Canada, United States |
Willoughby is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Willoughby Kipling , the DC Comics / Vertigo Comics fictional character, Doom Patrol; Willoughby , the animated character and Willoughby , the operatic character in the opera The Rising of the Moon by Nicholas Maw.
| sir hugh willoughby (1392-1448) (b. 1392) |
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digby willoughby, 7th baron middleton British Baron and sailor (1769-1856), GB (b. 1769) |
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nesbit willoughby British Royal Navy admiral (1777-1849), GB (b. 1777) |
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| sir christopher willoughby, 1st baronet (1748-1808) (b. 1748) |
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sir john christopher willoughby, 5th baronet (1859-1918) (b. 1859) |
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| digby willoughby, 9th baron middleton British baron (1844-1922) (b. 1844) |
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| digby willoughby British adventurer in Madagascar, GB (b. 1845) |
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| rothwell willoughby (1850-1867) (b. 1850) |
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| nesbit edward willoughby cleric (1854-1919) (b. 1854) |
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| tatton willoughby (1860-1947) (b. 1860) |
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| willoughby mason willoughby British doctor (b. 1875) |
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| nesbit edward willoughby (1878-1916) (b. 1878) |
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| barrett willoughby American writer, US (b. 1886) |
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| commander archibald macdonald willoughby (1887-1943) (b. 1887) |
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| digby willoughby British soldier and sportsman (b. 1934) |
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