Barlow
English
Alternative forms
- Barlowe
Etymology
Old English bere (“barley”) + hlǣw (“hill”) or lēah (“wood, clearing”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /bɑːləʊ/
- (US) IPA(key): /bɑɹloʊ/
Proper noun
Barlow
- The name of villages in north-eastern England:
- A village and civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3474).
- A village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE6428).
- A small village in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear (OS grid ref NZ1560). [1]
- A habitational surname from Old English originating from one of these villages.
- 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.
- An extinct town in Wayne County, Missouri.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Foster County, North Dakota.
- A township and unincorporatedcommunity therein, in Washington County, Ohio.
- A minor city in Clackamas County, Oregon.
- A community in Yukon, Canada.
Derived terms
- Barlow's disease
- Barlow lens
Noun
Barlow (plural Barlows)
- (optics, astronomy) A Barlow lens.
References
- OS: Gateshead
Anagrams
- Bowral