Penrose.
A surname from Cornish.
Meaning & usage
A surname from Cornish.
A small village in St Ervan parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8770).
A small town in Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
A suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales.
A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Fremont County, Colorado.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Transylvania County, North Carolina.
A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood in Arlington County, Virginia.
Where this word comes from
From Cornish penn (“head”) + ros (“moor, heathland”).
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