Penrose

P3E1N1R1O1S1E1

proper noun

A surname from Cornish.

OriginCornish penn →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Bemrose

  1. A surname from Cornish.
  2. A small village in St Ervan parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8770).
  3. A small town in Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales.
  5. A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
  6. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A census-designated place in Fremont County, Colorado.
    2. An unincorporated community in Transylvania County, North Carolina.
    3. A neighbourhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    4. A neighbourhood in Arlington County, Virginia.

Origin

  1. Cornishpenn“head”
  2. EnglishPenrose

From Cornish penn (“head”) + ros (“moor, heathland”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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