Swallow

proper nouncommon in dialogue

A surname.

proper noun

1
A surname.
2
A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA1703).

Etymology

* As an English surname, from the noun swallow (sense 2). * Also as an English surname, from Swallow in Lincolnshire, named after its river. The placename itself could be related to the verb swell, or related to the name of the river Swale.

Forms

plural: Swallows

swain · A rural lover; a male sweetheart in a pastoral setting.Swain · A surname.swallow · To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the…

Swallow · A surname.

swallowing · The act of swallowing.swami · A Hindu ascetic or religious teacher.swamp · An area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often…

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