Thurlow

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English hlǣw →
UncommonScrabble 13
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Meanings

proper nounThurlow (plural Thurlows)

plural Thurlows

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhlǣw“mountain, hill, mound”
  2. EnglishThurlow

Habitational surname from the villages of Great and Little Thurlow, in Suffolk, from an unexplained first element + Old English hlǣw (“mountain, hill, mound”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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