Willoughby

Willoughby is a surname of English origin, also used as a given name.

It appears in literature as a character name—notably the charming but unreliable John Willoughby in Jane Austen's *Sense and Sensibility*.

Several towns in the United States and England bear the name: We drove through Willoughby on our way to Cleveland.

Austen

Marianne

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  • BartonSurname from farmstead origins
  • ElinorTraditional feminine given name
  • courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor

seduction · betrayal · engagement · inheritance · fortune · estate · marriage · deception · scoundrel · antagonist

character

charming

Pleasantly attractive in manner

manipulative · deceptive · heartbreaker · insincere · impulsive · passionate · capricious · arrogant · unscrupulous · romantic

placename

suburb

Outlying residential district

  • SydneyNew South Wales capital
  • AustraliaSouthern Hemisphere continent-country
  • OhioMidwestern state, major river

town · municipality · district · locality · geography · English · township

surname

genealogy

Study of family descent

lineage · name · kinship · descent · forebears · pedigree · ancestors · roots · history · origin

Opposites
romantic character type

WilloughbyMr. Darcy

Rochester · Heathcliff

literary rake/cad vs. virtuous suitor

WilloughbyMr. Rochester

Dobbin

Family

willow

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