Meanings
proper nounLithgow (countable and uncountable, plural Lithgows)
plural Lithgows
- countableA habitational surname.
When John Lithgow was announced as Dumbledore, he revealed that a friend had sent him a link to an article entitled: “An open letter to John Lithgow: Please walk away from Harry Potter.”
2025 June 11, Stuart Heritage, “‘Please walk away from Harry Potter’: why the stars of HBO’s new TV show are in for decades of social media hell”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 21 Jul 2025 - A placename, from the surname:
- countableuncountableA city and local government area in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.
- countableuncountableA hamlet in the town of Washington, Dutchess County, New York, United States.
Origin
Scottish habitational surname from the town of Linlithgow, in West Lothian.
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APA
Lithgow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lithgow
MLA
“Lithgow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lithgow. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lithgow,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lithgow.
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