Barrow

See also: barrow

English

Etymology

English surname, from placenames derived from Old English bearu (“grove”).

The place in Furness is of Celtic origin, from *barros (“promontory, peak”) + Old Norse ey (“island”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbæɹoʊ/

Proper noun

Barrow

1. A surname.
2. Former name of Utqiagvik, the borough seat of North Slope Borough, Alaska, renamed in 2016.
3. An unincorporated community in Greene County, Illinois.
4. One of a few villages in England:
   1. A village and civil parish (served by Barrow cum Denham Parish Council) in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL7663).
5. A civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, which includes the settlements of Great Barrow and Little Barrow.
6. A civil parish with a town council in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, which replaced the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness on 1 April 2023.
7. A river in eastern Ireland, which flows from County Laois, via County Kildare, County Kilkenny, County Carlow, County Wexford and County Waterford to Waterford Harbour.

Derived terms

Terms derived from Barrow

• Barrow Bay
• Barrow County
• Barrow Gurney
• Barrow Haven
• Barrow Hill
• Barrow-in-Furness
• Barrow upon Humber
• Barrow upon Soar
• Barrow upon Trent
• North Barrow
• Point Barrow
• South Barrow

Translations

City in Alaska

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 巴羅 / 巴罗 (zh) (Bāluó)

• Inupiaq: Utqiaġvik
• Marathi: बॅरो n (bĕro)

River in Ireland

• Irish: an Bhearú
• Marathi: बॅरो f (bĕro)