Berrow

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Sedgemoor district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST2952).

OriginOld English bearu ← Proto-Germanic *barwaz →
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Meanings

proper nounBerrow (countable and uncountable, plural Berrows)

plural Berrows

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Sedgemoor district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST2952).
  2. countableuncountableA small village and civil parish in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7934).
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*barwaz“grove”
  2. Old Englishbearu“grove”
  3. EnglishBerrow

From Old English bearu (“grove”), which is from Proto-Germanic *barwaz (“grove”). Compare Beer (“a village in East Devon”).

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APA

Berrow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Berrow

MLA

“Berrow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Berrow. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Berrow,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Berrow.

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