Brownlow

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proper noun

A hamlet in Newbold Astbury parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ828436).

UncommonScrabble 16

Meanings

proper nounBrownlow (countable and uncountable, plural Brownlows)

plural Brownlows

  1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Newbold Astbury parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ828436).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbrūn“brown”
  2. EnglishBrownlow

From Old English brūn (“brown”) + hlāw (“mound, hill”).

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APA

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

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Chicago

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

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