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Harlow.

A town and local government district in Essex, England (OS grid ref TL4410).

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈhaɹ.loʊ/
  1. A town and local government district in Essex, England (OS grid ref TL4410).

  2. A habitational surname transferred from the place name.

  3. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

Where this word comes from

From Old English hær (“rock”) or here (“army”) + hlæw (“hill”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.