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Barlow
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English
Alternative forms
en Barlowe
Etymology
From en ang bere barley + ang hlǣw hill or ang lēah wood, clearing.
Pronunciation
en /bɑːləʊ/ UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Barlow.wav Southern England
en /bɑɹloʊ/ US
Proper noun
The name of villages in north-eastern England:
en village/and/cpar in dist/North East Derbyshire co/Derbyshire OS grid ref SK3474. Parish map (Derbyshire)
en village/and/cpar in co/North Yorkshire previously in dist/Selby OS grid ref SE6428. Parish map (North Yorkshire)
en small village metbor/Gateshead co/Tyne and Wear OS grid ref NZ1560. OS: Gateshead
en habitational 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.
en minor city co/Ballard County s/Kentucky.
en extinct town co/Wayne County s/Missouri.
en ucomm co/Foster County s/North Dakota.
en twp/and/ucomm therein, in co/Washington County s/Ohio.
en minor city co/Clackamas County s/Oregon.
en community terr/Yukon c/Canada.
Derived terms
en barlowite
en Barlow knife
en Barlow's disease
en Barlow lens
Noun
en optics astronomy A en Barlow lens.
References
Anagrams
en ablorw Bowral
en eponyms