Highgate en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /hʌɪɡʊt/ (UK, rare)
- (UK) audio
- /hʌɪɡeɪt/ (UK)
Etymology
From Old English hēah (“high”) + ġeat (“gate”).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ An upper-class suburb of London in the borough of Haringey, borough of Camden and borough of Islington, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2887).
- (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A village in Hawkhurst parish, Tunbridge Wells district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7630).
- (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ An inner city area of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0785).
- (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A village in Walsall, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0197).
- (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A suburb of Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A settlement on the north coast of Jamaica.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heygate | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Highgates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |