English Explanatory Dictionary

Marlow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A common placename:
  2. A locality in the Central Coast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A town and civil parish with a town council on the River Thames in southern Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Wycombe district (OS grid ref SU8586).
  4. A village in Leintwardine parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO399765).
  5. An unincorporated community in Dunklin County, Missouri, United States.
  6. A town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States.
  7. A city in Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States.
  8. An unincorporated community in Anderson County, Tennessee, United States.
  9. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɑɹloʊ/

Word forms

Marlow Marlows Marlowe

Etymology

From Old English mere (“lake, pool”) + hlǣw (“mountain, hill”).

Derived words

Great Marlow Little Marlow
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