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Brownlow

Brownlow proper noun: a hamlet in Newbold Astbury parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ828436).

Proper noun

Brownlow (countable and uncountable, plural Brownlows)

  1. A hamlet in Newbold Astbury parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ828436).
  2. An unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Brownlow

pluralBrownlows

Origin of Brownlow

From Old English brūn (“brown”) + hlāw (“mound, hill”).

Words formed from Brownlow

Questions about Brownlow

What does Brownlow mean?
Brownlow means a hamlet in Newbold Astbury parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ828436).
What part of speech is Brownlow?
Brownlow is a proper noun.

Words near Brownlow in the dictionary

  1. Brownlee
  2. brownleeite
  3. Brownlees
  4. Brownlie
  5. Brownlies
  6. Brownlow
  7. Brownlow Hill
  8. Brownlows
  9. brownly
  10. brownmillerite
  11. brownness

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