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Grimshaw

Grimshaw proper noun: a hamlet in Eccleshill civil parish, Blackburn with Darwen borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7024).

Proper noun

Grimshaw (countable and uncountable, plural Grimshaws)

  1. A hamlet in Eccleshill civil parish, Blackburn with Darwen borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7024).
  2. A habitational surname.
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  4. A town in the Municipal District of Peace No. 135, Alberta, Canada.

Forms of Grimshaw

pluralGrimshaws

Origin of Grimshaw

From Old Norse Grímr and Old English sċeaga (“shaw”), equivalent to Grim + -s- + shaw.

Questions about Grimshaw

What does Grimshaw mean?
Grimshaw means a hamlet in Eccleshill civil parish, Blackburn with Darwen borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7024).
What part of speech is Grimshaw?
Grimshaw is a proper noun.

Words near Grimshaw in the dictionary

  1. grims
  2. Grimsargh
  3. Grimsby
  4. grimselite
  5. Grimsey
  6. Grimshaw
  7. Grimshaws
  8. Grimsley
  9. Grimsleys
  10. grimsome
  11. Grimstead

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