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Barnhill

Barnhill proper noun: a hamlet in Broxton parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4854).

Proper noun

Barnhill (countable and uncountable, plural Barnhills)

  1. A hamlet in Broxton parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4854).
  2. A suburb of Broughty Ferry, City of Dundee council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO4831).
  3. An eastern suburb of Perth, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO1222)
  4. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Illinois, United States.
  5. A village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States.
  6. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Barnhill

pluralBarnhills

Origin of Barnhill

From Old English bearn (“barn”) + hyll (“hill”).

Questions about Barnhill

What does Barnhill mean?
Barnhill means a hamlet in Broxton parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4854).
What part of speech is Barnhill?
Barnhill is a proper noun.

Words near Barnhill in the dictionary

  1. Barnhardt
  2. barnhardtite
  3. Barnhardts
  4. Barnhart
  5. Barnharts
  6. Barnhill
  7. Barnhills
  8. Barnholdt
  9. Barnhouse
  10. Barnhouses
  11. Barnick

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