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Barrow
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barrow
English
Etymology
English surname, from placenames derived from en ang bearu grove.
The place in Furness is of en cel - origin, from cel-pro *barros promontory, peak + en non ey island.
The place in Alaska, now known as Utqiagvik, was named after nearby Point Barrow (Nuvuk). In 1826, Point Barrow was named after Sir John Barrow, a British geographer.
Pronunciation
en /ˈbæɹoʊ/ US
Proper noun
~ s
en.
en @former name of:Utqiagvik borough seat bor/North Slope Borough s/Alaska renamed in 2016.
en unincorporated community co/Greene County s/Illinois.
en number of places cc/England:
en cpar in uauth/Cheshire West and Chester co/Cheshire, which includes the settlements of en Great Barrow and en Little Barrow. Parish map (Cheshire)
en cpar with a town council in x/Westmorland and Furness co/Cumbria, which replaced the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness on 1 April 2023. Parish map (Cumbria)
en 5 July 2024 Labour seizes Cumbria winning five of six seats https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2503lqp84go BBC News The Conservatives lost Carlisle, Penrith and Solway, Whitehaven and Workington, Barrow and Furness and Morecambe and Lunesdale. 2 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20240715200506/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2503lqp84go
en hamlet par/Boddington dist/Tewkesbury co/Gloucestershire OS grid ref SO8824.
en village/and/cpar in dist/Ribble Valley co/Lancashire previously in par/Wiswell OS grid ref SD7338. Parish map (Lancashire)
en village/and/cpar (without a council) in co/Rutland OS grid ref SK8915. Parish map (Rutland)
en hamlet/and/cpar in ward:suf/Much Wenlock co/Shropshire OS grid ref SJ6500. Parish map (Shropshire)
en hamlet par/Charlton Musgrove co/Somerset previously in dist/South Somerset OS grid ref ST7232.
en hamlet par/North Wootton co/Somerset previously in dist/Mendip OS grid ref ST5541.
en hamlet par/Wentworth metbor/Rotherham co/South Yorkshire OS grid ref SK3798.
en village/and/cpar (served by Barrow cum Denham Parish Council) in dist/West Suffolk co/Suffolk previously in dist/St Edmundsbury OS grid ref TL7663. Parish map (Suffolk)
en river in eastern Ireland, which flows from co/Laois via co/Kildare co/Kilkenny co/Carlow co/Wexford and co/Waterford to Waterford Harbour.
Derived terms
en Barrow Bay Barrow County Barrow Gurney Donnai-Barrow syndrome Barrow Haven Barrow Hill Barrow-in-Furness Barrow Island Barrow upon Humber Barrow upon Soar Barrow upon Trent North Barrow Point Barrow South Barrow
Translations
City in Alaska
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 巴羅 Bāluó
Inupiaq: ik Utqiaġvik
Marathi: mr बॅरो n
River in Ireland
Irish: ga Bearú an Bhearú
Marathi: mr बॅरो f
References