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Barlow

name · noun · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /bɑːləʊ/
  • US: /bɑɹloʊ/
  • CMU ARPABET: B AA1 R L OW2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

The name of villages in north-eastern England:

A village and civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3474).

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Meaning 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).

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Meaning 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).

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Meaning 4

A habitational surname from Old English originating from one of these villages.

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Meaning 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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Meaning 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.

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Meaning 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.

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Meaning 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.

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Meaning 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.

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Meaning 10

A community in Yukon, Canada.

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noun

Meaning 11

A Barlow lens.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, engineering, natural-sciences, optics, physical-sciences, physics

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noun

Meaning 12

a type of pocket-knife

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Synonyms: barlow knife

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History

Etymology

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

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