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Greenhalgh

Greenhalgh proper noun: a village in Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton parish, Fylde district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD399733).

Proper noun

Greenhalgh (countable and uncountable, plural Greenhalghs)

  1. A village in Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton parish, Fylde district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD399733).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Greenhalgh

pluralGreenhalghs
alternative formGreenhaw

Origin of Greenhalgh

From Old English grēne (“green”) + holh (“hollow”).

Questions about Greenhalgh

What does Greenhalgh mean?
Greenhalgh means a village in Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton parish, Fylde district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD399733).
What part of speech is Greenhalgh?
Greenhalgh is a proper noun.

Words near Greenhalgh in the dictionary

  1. greengrocery
  2. greengrocing
  3. Greengross
  4. Greengrosses
  5. Greengrove
  6. Greenhalgh
  7. Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton
  8. Greenhalghs
  9. Greenham
  10. Greenham Common
  11. greenhand

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