Ludlow

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Ludlow

/ˈlʌd.ləʊ/ UK
/ˈlʌd.loʊ/ US

Where it comes from

From the Old English river name Hlūde, now the River Teme, + hlǣw (“mountain, hill, mound”).

proper noun Ludlows

countable, uncountable A town and civil parish with a town council in south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5174).
countable, uncountable A locality in the Shire of Capel, Western Australia, Australia.
countable, uncountable A rural community of Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California.
countable, uncountable A ghost town in Las Animas County, Colorado.
countable, uncountable A village in Champaign County, Illinois.
countable, uncountable A city in Kenton County, Kentucky.
countable, uncountable A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
countable, uncountable A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
countable, uncountable A village in Livingston County, Missouri.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Harding County, South Dakota.
countable, uncountable A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
countable, uncountable The Ludlow epoch.
countable A habitational surname from Old English.

adjective

not comparable Of a geologic epoch within the Silurian period from about 423 to 419 million years ago; marked by the appearance of the millipedes.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: wenlock, know, hewitt, loughton, loxton, lyford, linton, leverton, lichfield, blaby, litchfield, burlingham, waldridge, rolleston, littleworth, watlington

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name town

中文	拉德洛 Lādéluò
Ελληνικά	Λουντλόβια Lountlóvia
Русский	Ладлоу Ladlou

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MLA

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX

@misc{ludlow_2026,
  title = {Ludlow},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ludlow},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}