Greenhalgh

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proper noun

A village in Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton parish, Fylde district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD399733).

OriginOld English grēne →
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Meanings

proper nounGreenhalgh (countable and uncountable, plural Greenhalghs)

plural Greenhalghs · alternative Greenhaw

  1. countableuncountableA village in Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton parish, Fylde district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD399733).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishgrēne“green”
  2. EnglishGreenhalgh

From Old English grēne (“green”) + holh (“hollow”).

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

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

Chicago

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

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