English Explanatory Dictionary

Linwood

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A town in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4364).
  4. A hamlet in Ellingham, Harbridge and Ibsley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU1910).
  5. A small village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1186).
  6. A community in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  7. A community in Wellesley, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
  8. A settlement in the Mid North region of South Australia.
  9. A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  10. A number of places in the United States:
  11. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Indiana.
  12. A minor city in Leavenworth County, Kansas.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɪnwʊd/

Word forms

Linwood

Etymology

From Old English lind (“linden tree”) + Old English wudu (“woods, forest”).

Related words

Lynwood
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