Barlow

proper nounnounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//bɑːləʊ//
United States//bɑɹloʊ//

The name of villages in north-eastern England: A village and civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3474).

proper noun

1
The name of villages in north-eastern England: A village and civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3474).
2
The name of villages in north-eastern England: A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE6428).
3
The name of villages in north-eastern England: A small village in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear (OS grid ref NZ1560).
4
A habitational surname from Old English originating from one of these villages.
5
The name of several places in the United States, either named after one of the English villages or a person bearing the surname. A minor city in Ballard County, Kentucky.
6
The name of several places in the United States, either named after one of the English villages or a person bearing the surname. An extinct town in Wayne County, Missouri.
7
The name of several places in the United States, either named after one of the English villages or a person bearing the surname. An unincorporated community in Foster County, North Dakota.
8
The name of several places in the United States, either named after one of the English villages or a person bearing the surname. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Washington County, Ohio.
9
The name of several places in the United States, either named after one of the English villages or a person bearing the surname. A minor city in Clackamas County, Oregon.
10
A community in Yukon, Canada.

Etymology

From Old English bere (“barley”) + hlǣw (“hill”) or lēah (“wood, clearing”).

noun

1
A Barlow lens.

Forms

plural: Barlows

barley · A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare or its grains, often…Barley · A village in Hertfordshire, England.barlow · a type of pocket-knife

Barlow · The name of villages in north-eastern England: A village and civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3474).

barn · A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or…Barn · A diminutive of the male given names Barney, Barnabas,…Barnaby · A male given name from Hebrew, from the medieval vernacular…

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