Barlow

English

Alternative forms

• Barlowe

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bɑːləʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /bɑɹloʊ/

Proper noun

Barlow

1. The name of villages in north-eastern England:
   1. A village and civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3474).
   2. A village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE6428).
   3. A small village in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear (OS grid ref NZ1560).
2. A habitational surname from Old English originating from one of these villages.
3. The name of several places in the United States, either named after one of the English villages or a person bearing the surname.
   1. A minor city in Ballard County, Kentucky.
   2. An extinct town in Wayne County, Missouri.
   3. An unincorporated community in Foster County, North Dakota.
   4. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Washington County, Ohio.
   5. A minor city in Clackamas County, Oregon.
4. A community in Yukon, Canada.

Derived terms

• Barlow knife
• Barlow's disease
• Barlow lens

Noun

Barlow (plural Barlows)

1. (optics, astronomy) A Barlow lens.

Anagrams

• Bowral