Jarrow

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/ˈd͡ʒæroʊ//ˈd͡ʒærə/

proper noun

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, north-east England, located on the River Tyne (OS grid ref NZ3265).

OriginMiddle English Jarwe ← Old English on ← Proto-Germanic *gurwijō →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Jarra

  1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, north-east England, located on the River Tyne (OS grid ref NZ3265).

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*gurą“half-digested stomach contents; feces; manure”
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-“warm; hot”
  3. Proto-Germanic*gurwijō“mud”
  4. Old Englishon
  5. Middle EnglishJarwe
  6. EnglishJarrow

From Middle English Jarwe, Jaruum, from Old English on Ġyrwum (“(at the) marshes”) (Latin: in Gyruum), dative plural of ġyru (“mud; marsh”), from Proto-Germanic *gurwijō (“mud”) from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm; hot”). Related to gore, from Proto-Germanic *gurą (“half-digested stomach contents; feces; manure”). The dʒ sound in Middle English j derives from a nasal before palatalised ġ (compare singe).

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APA

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

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

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