Linwood

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/ˈlɪnwʊd/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English lind →
Less commonScrabble 11
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A town in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4364).
  4. A hamlet in Ellingham, Harbridge and Ibsley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU1910).
  5. A small village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1186).
  6. A community in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  7. A community in Wellesley, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
  8. A settlement in the Mid North region of South Australia.
  9. A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  10. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Indiana.
    2. A minor city in Leavenworth County, Kansas.
    3. An unincorporated community and historic district in Carroll County, Maryland.
    4. An unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland.
    5. A village and historic district in the towns of Northbridge and Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    6. An unincorporated community in Bay County, Michigan.
    7. A township in Anoka County, Minnesota.
    8. A village in Platte Township, Butler County, Nebraska.
    9. A township in Butler County, Nebraska.
    10. A city and historic district in Atlantic County, New Jersey.
    11. A locality in Fort Lee borough, Bergen County, New Jersey.
    12. An unincorporated community near Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina.
    13. A neighbourhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
    14. A census-designated place in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
    15. A ghost town, now flooded, in Daggett County, Utah.
    16. An unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
    17. A town in Portage County, Wisconsin.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwudu“woods, forest”
  2. Old Englishlind“linden tree”
  3. EnglishLinwood

From Old English lind (“linden tree”) + Old English wudu (“woods, forest”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

Lynwood

Anagrams

oildown
Cite this entry
APA

Linwood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Linwood

MLA

“Linwood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Linwood. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Linwood,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Linwood.

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