Barnhill

B3A1R1N1H4I1L1L1

proper noun

A hamlet in Broxton parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4854).

OriginOld English bearn →
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Meanings

proper nounBarnhill (countable and uncountable, plural Barnhills)

plural Barnhills

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

Origin

  1. Old Englishbearn“barn”
  2. EnglishBarnhill

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

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Cite this entry
APA

Barnhill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barnhill

MLA

“Barnhill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barnhill. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Barnhill,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barnhill.

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