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Barrow en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbæɹoʊ/ (US)

Etymology

English surname, from placenames derived from Old English bearu (“grove”). The place in Furness is of Celtic origin, from *barros (“promontory, peak”) + Old Norse 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.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A surname.
2. (countable, uncountable) Former name of Utqiagvik: the borough seat of North Slope Borough, Alaska, renamed in 2016.
3. (countable, uncountable) An unincorporated community in Greene County, Illinois.
4. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in England: ▸ A civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, which includes the settlements of Great Barrow and Little Barrow.
5. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in England: ▸ A civil parish with a town council in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, which replaced the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness on 1 April 2023.
6. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in England: ▸ A hamlet in Boddington parish, Tewkesbury district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO8824).
7. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in England: ▸ A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, previously in Wiswell parish (OS grid ref SD7338).
8. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in England: ▸ A village and civil parish (without a council) in Rutland (OS grid ref SK8915).
9. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in England: ▸ A hamlet and civil parish in Much Wenlock ward, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ6500).
10. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in England: ▸ A hamlet in Charlton Musgrove parish, Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST7232).
11. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in England: ▸ A hamlet in North Wootton parish, Somerset, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5541).
12. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in England: ▸ A hamlet in Wentworth parish, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK3798).
13. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in England: ▸ A village and civil parish (served by Barrow cum Denham Parish Council) in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL7663).
14. (countable, uncountable) A river in eastern Ireland, which flows from County Laois, via County Kildare, County Kilkenny, County Carlow, County Wexford and County Waterford to Waterford Harbour.

Forms

Deriveds

Barrow Haven · Barrow-in-Furness · Barrow upon Trent · Barrow County · Barrow Gurney · South Barrow · North Barrow · Barrow Bay · Barrow Hill · Barrow upon Soar · Donnai-Barrow syndrome · Barrow Island · Barrow upon Humber · Point Barrow

Translations (5)

mr बॅरो (City in Alaska) · mr बॅरो (River in Ireland) · ga an Bhearú (River in Ireland) · ik Utqiaġvik (City in Alaska) · cmn 巴羅 /巴罗 (City in Alaska)