Linwood

English

Aerial view of Linwood, Kansas

Etymology

From Old English lind (“linden tree”) + Old English wudu (“woods, forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪnwʊd/
• Homophone: Lynwood

Proper noun

Linwood

1. A surname.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A town in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4364).
4. A hamlet in Ellingham, Harbridge and Ibsley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU1910).
5. A small village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1186).
6. A community in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
7. A community in Wellesley, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
8. A settlement in the Mid North region of South Australia.
9. A suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand.
10. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Indiana.
    2. A minor city in Leavenworth County, Kansas.
    3. An unincorporated community and historic district in Carroll County, Maryland.
    4. An unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland.
    5. A village and historic district in the towns of Northbridge and Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    6. An unincorporated community in Bay County, Michigan.
    7. A township in Anoka County, Minnesota.
    8. A village in Platte Township, Butler County, Nebraska.
    9. A township in Butler County, Nebraska.
    10. A city and historic district in Atlantic County, New Jersey.
    11. A locality in Fort Lee borough, Bergen County, New Jersey.
    12. An unincorporated community near Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina.
    13. A neighbourhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
    14. A census-designated place in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
    15. A ghost town, now flooded, in Daggett County, Utah.
    16. An unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
    17. A town in Portage County, Wisconsin.

See also

• Lynwood

Anagrams

• oil down, oil-down, oildown