Marlow

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UK/ˈmɑːləʊ/US/ˈmɑɹloʊ/

proper noun

A locality in the Central Coast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

OriginOld English mere →
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Meanings

proper nounMarlow (countable and uncountable, plural Marlows)

plural Marlows · alternative Marlowe

  1. A common placename:
    1. countableuncountableA locality in the Central Coast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
    2. countableuncountableA town and civil parish with a town council on the River Thames in southern Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Wycombe district (OS grid ref SU8586).
    3. countableuncountableA village in Leintwardine parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO399765).
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Dunklin County, Missouri, United States.
    5. countableuncountableA town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States.
    6. countableuncountableA city in Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States.
    7. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Anderson County, Tennessee, United States.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishmere“lake, pool”
  2. EnglishMarlow

From Old English mere (“lake, pool”) + hlǣw (“mountain, hill”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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