Greenlaw

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proper noun

A town and civil parish in Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT710460).

OriginOld English grēne →
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Meanings

proper nounGreenlaw (countable and uncountable, plural Greenlaws)

plural Greenlaws

  1. countableuncountableA town and civil parish in Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT710460).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishgrēne“green”
  2. EnglishGreenlaw

From Old English grēne (“green”) + hlǣw (“mountain, mound, hill”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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