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Norwood¹

  • /nɔːwʊd/ UK

Where it comes from

From north + wood. Doublet of Northwood.

proper noun Norwoods

  1. countable, uncountable A habitational surname from toponymy.
  2. countable, uncountable A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. countable, uncountable A place in the United Kingdom
  4. countable, uncountable A suburban area of Killamarsh parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4681).
  5. countable, uncountable A suburb mainly in the borough of Croydon, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3370).
  6. countable, uncountable A civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Harrogate district.
  7. countable, uncountable A community in Yarmouth municipality, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.
  8. countable, uncountable A village in Asphodel-Norwood township, Peterborough County, Ontario.
  9. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Benton County, Arkansas.
  10. countable, uncountable A town in San Miguel County, Colorado.
  11. countable, uncountable Synonym of Norland, Florida.

    Similar: Norland, Florida

  12. countable, uncountable A minor city in Warren County, Georgia.
  13. countable, uncountable A village in Peoria County, Illinois.
  14. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Otter Creek Township, Lucas County, Iowa.
  15. countable, uncountable A ghost town in Franklin County, Kansas.
  16. countable, uncountable A minor city in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
  17. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Kentucky.
  18. countable, uncountable A village in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.
  19. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland.
  20. countable, uncountable A town and census-designated place in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
  21. countable, uncountable A township and census-designated place in Charlevoix County, Michigan.
  22. countable, uncountable A minor city in Wright County, Missouri.
  23. countable, uncountable A borough in Bergen County, New Jersey.
  24. countable, uncountable A village in the towns of Potsdam and Norfolk, St. Lawrence County, New York.
  25. countable, uncountable A neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City.
  26. countable, uncountable A town in Stanly County, North Carolina.
  27. countable, uncountable A city in Hamilton County, Ohio.
  28. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Cherokee County and Muskogee County, Oklahoma.
  29. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon.
  30. countable, uncountable A borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
  31. countable, uncountable A neighbourhood of Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island.
  32. countable, uncountable A neighbourhood of Knoxville, Tennessee.
  33. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia.
  34. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia.
  35. countable, uncountable A town in Langlade County, Wisconsin.
  36. countable, uncountable A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters, South Australia.
  37. countable, uncountable A suburb in the City of Launceston, Tasmania.
  38. countable, uncountable A village in Central Province, Sri Lanka.
  39. countable, uncountable A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
  40. countable, uncountable A suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.

Norwood²

  • /nɔːwʊd/ UK

Where it comes from

From the Hamilton–Norwood scale.

verb Norwoods · Norwooding · Norwooded

  1. euphemistic, neologism Becoming bald, especially having male pattern baldness.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: norville, woodnutt, millwood, whotton, welwood, norfolk, woodworth, woodberry, norwell, allwood, nowland, woodby, wooding, woodin, winwood, norrington

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

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX
@misc{norwood_2026,
  title = {Norwood},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/norwood},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}