Birkenshaw

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proper noun

A village in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS692586).

OriginOld English birċen →
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Meanings

proper nounBirkenshaw (countable and uncountable, plural Birkenshaws)

plural Birkenshaws · alternative Birkinshaw · alternative Burkinshaw

  1. countableuncountableA village in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS692586).
  2. countableuncountableA southern suburb of Larkhall, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7649).
  3. countableuncountableA village in Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE203279).
  4. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbirċen“birchen, made of birch”
  2. EnglishBirkenshaw

From Old English birċen (“birchen, made of birch”) + sċeaga (“copse, thicket, shaw”).

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APA

Birkenshaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Birkenshaw

MLA

“Birkenshaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Birkenshaw. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Birkenshaw,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Birkenshaw.

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