Norwood

name

name ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A habitational surname from toponymy. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A male given name transferred from the surname. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename.; A place in the United Kingdom countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename.; A place in the United Kingdom; A place in England:; A suburban area of Killamarsh parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4681). countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename.; A place in the United Kingdom; A place in England:; A suburb mainly in the borough of Croydon, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3370). countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename.; A place in the United Kingdom; A place in England:; A civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Harrogate district. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename.; A place in Canada:; A community in Yarmouth municipality, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A placename.; A place in Canada:; A village in Asphodel-Norwood township, Peterborough County, Ontario. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Benton County, Arkansas. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A town in San Miguel County, Colorado. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; Synonym of Norland, Florida. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Warren County, Georgia. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A village in Peoria County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Otter Creek Township, Lucas County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Franklin County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Jefferson County, Kentucky. countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Kentucky. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A village in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. countable, uncountable
  14. 19
    A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland. countable, uncountable
  15. 20
    A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A town and census-designated place in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. countable, uncountable
  16. 21
    A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A township and census-designated place in Charlevoix County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
  17. 22
    A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Wright County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
  18. 23
    A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A borough in Bergen County, New Jersey. countable, uncountable
  19. 24
    A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A village in St. Lawrence County, New York. countable, uncountable
  20. 25
    A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City. countable, uncountable
  21. 26
    A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Stanly County, North Carolina. countable, uncountable
  22. 27
    A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Hamilton County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
  23. 28
    A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Cherokee County and Muskogee County, Oklahoma. countable, uncountable
  24. 29
    A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon. countable, uncountable
  25. 30
    A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
  26. 31
    A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A neighbourhood of Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island. countable, uncountable
  27. 32
    A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A neighbourhood of Knoxville, Tennessee. countable, uncountable
  28. 33
    A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia. countable, uncountable
  29. 34
    A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia. countable, uncountable
  30. 35
    A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Langlade County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  31. 36
    A placename.; A place in Australia:; A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters, South Australia. countable, uncountable
  32. 37
    A placename.; A place in Australia:; A suburb in the City of Launceston, Tasmania. countable, uncountable
  33. 38
    A placename.; A village in Central Province, Sri Lanka. countable, uncountable
  34. 39
    A placename.; A place in South Africa; A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. countable, uncountable
  35. 40
    A placename.; A place in South Africa; A suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. countable, uncountable

Example

More examples

""On what charge do you expect to be arrested?" "Upon the charge of murdering Mr. Jonas Oldacre, of Lower Norwood.""

Etymology

From north + wood. Doublet of Northwood.

Related phrases

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.