Ludlow

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UK/ˈlʌd.ləʊ/US/ˈlʌd.loʊ/

proper noun

A town and civil parish with a town council in south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5174).

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Meanings

proper nounLudlow (countable and uncountable, plural Ludlows)

plural Ludlows

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA town and civil parish with a town council in south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5174).
    2. countableuncountableA locality in the Shire of Capel, Western Australia, Australia.
    3. countableuncountableA rural community of Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California.
    5. countableuncountableA ghost town in Las Animas County, Colorado.
    6. countableuncountableA village in Champaign County, Illinois.
    7. countableuncountableA city in Kenton County, Kentucky.
    8. countableuncountableA town in Aroostook County, Maine.
    9. countableuncountableA town in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
    10. countableuncountableA village in Livingston County, Missouri.
    11. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
    12. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Harding County, South Dakota.
    13. countableuncountableA town in Windsor County, Vermont.
  2. countableuncountablegeographyThe Ludlow epoch.
  3. countableA habitational surname from Old English.
adjectiveLudlow (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegeographyOf a geologic epoch within the Silurian period from about 423 to 419 million years ago; marked by the appearance of the millipedes.

Origin

From the Old English river name Hlūde, now the River Teme, + hlǣw (“mountain, hill, mound”).

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Translations

Bulgarian Лъдлоу
  • Лъдлоу (Lădlou)town
Chinese Mandarin 拉德洛
  • 拉德洛 (Lādéluò)town
Greek Λουντλόβια
  • Λουντλόβια (Lountlóvia)town
Lithuanian Ladlou
  • Ladloutown
Persian لودلاو
  • لودلاوtown
Russian Ладлоу
  • Ладлоу (Ladlou)town
Welsh Llwydlo
  • Llwydlotown
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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