English Explanatory Dictionary

Barnsley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A market town and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3406).
  2. A number of other places:
  3. A village and civil parish (without a council) in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0705).
  4. A hamlet in Worfield parish, south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO7592).
  5. A township west of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
  6. A locality in the Rural Municipality of Dufferin, Manitoba, Canada.
  7. An unincorporated community in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States.
  8. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɑː(ɹ)nsli/ /ˈbaːnslɪ/ En-us-Barnsley.oga

Word forms

Barnsley Barnsleys

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Beorn + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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