Grimshaw

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proper noun

A hamlet in Eccleshill civil parish, Blackburn with Darwen borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7024).

OriginOld Norse Grímr ← Old English sċeaga →
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Meanings

proper nounGrimshaw (countable and uncountable, plural Grimshaws)

plural Grimshaws

  1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Eccleshill civil parish, Blackburn with Darwen borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7024).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname.
  3. countableuncountableA male given name transferred from the surname.
  4. countableuncountableA town in the Municipal District of Peace No. 135, Alberta, Canada.

Origin

  1. Old Englishsċeaga“shaw”
  2. Old NorseGrímr
  3. EnglishGrimshaw

From Old Norse Grímr and Old English sċeaga (“shaw”), equivalent to Grim + -s- + shaw.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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