Barlow

//bɑɹloʊ// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The name of villages in north-eastern England:; A village and civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3474).
  2. 2
    The name of villages in north-eastern England:; A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE6428).
  3. 3
    The name of villages in north-eastern England:; A small village in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear (OS grid ref NZ1560).
  4. 4
    A habitational surname from Old English originating from one of these villages.
  5. 5
    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.
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  1. 6
    The name of several places in the United States, either named after one of the English villages or a person bearing the surname.; An extinct town in Wayne County, Missouri.
  2. 7
    The name of several places in the United States, either named after one of the English villages or a person bearing the surname.; An unincorporated community in Foster County, North Dakota.
  3. 8
    The name of several places in the United States, either named after one of the English villages or a person bearing the surname.; A township and unincorporated community therein, in Washington County, Ohio.
  4. 9
    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 Clackamas County, Oregon.
  5. 10
    A community in Yukon, Canada.
Noun
  1. 1
    A Barlow lens.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Old English bere (“barley”) + hlǣw (“hill”) or lēah (“wood, clearing”).

Etymology 2

From Old English bere (“barley”) + hlǣw (“hill”) or lēah (“wood, clearing”).

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