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Barlow en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /bɑːləʊ/ (UK)
  • /bɑɹloʊ/ (US)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. A Barlow lens.

Forms

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Barlowe alternative lexicographic
Barlows Number=Plur lexicographic

Barlow en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /bɑːləʊ/ (UK)
  • /bɑɹloʊ/ (US)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  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. 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. 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. A habitational surname from Old English originating from one of these villages.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  10. A community in Yukon, Canada.

Forms

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Barlowe alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

Barlow knife · Barlow's disease · Barlow lens