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Barlow.

The name of villages in north-eastern England:

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Meaning & usage

name/bɑːləʊ/UK/bɑɹloʊ/US
  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.

Where this word comes from

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

noun/bɑːləʊ/UK/bɑɹloʊ/US
  1. A Barlow lens.

Where this word comes from

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

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