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Barlow¹

  • /bɑːləʊ/ UK
  • /bɑɹloʊ/ US

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Barlowe

  1. A village and civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3474).
  2. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE6428).
  3. A small village in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear (OS grid ref NZ1560).
  4. A habitational surname from Old English originating from one of these villages.
  5. A minor city in Ballard County, Kentucky.
  6. An extinct town in Wayne County, Missouri.
  7. An unincorporated community in Foster County, North Dakota.
  8. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Washington County, Ohio.
  9. A minor city in Clackamas County, Oregon.
  10. A community in Yukon, Canada.

noun Barlows · Barlowe

  1. A Barlow lens.

barlow²

noun barlows

  1. a type of pocket-knife

    Similar: barlow knife

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: lazarus, barlowe, pocketknife, folding knife, jackknife, clasp knife, penknife, slipjoint, utility knife, trapper, stockman, sodbuster, whittler, barrow, langford, bradshaw

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"barlow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/barlow. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

barlow. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/barlow

Chicago

"barlow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/barlow.

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@misc{barlow_2026,
  title = {barlow},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/barlow},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}