# Barlow

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /bɑːləʊ/ · frequency rank #18,023

## Definitions
1. The name of villages in north-eastern England:
2. The name of villages in north-eastern England:
3. The name of villages in north-eastern England:
4. A habitational surname from Old English originating from one of these villages.
5. The name of several places in the United States, either named after one of the English villages or a person bearing the surname.
6. The name of several places in the United States, either named after one of the English villages or a person bearing the surname.
7. The name of several places in the United States, either named after one of the English villages or a person bearing the surname.
8. The name of several places in the United States, either named after one of the English villages or a person bearing the surname.
9. The name of several places in the United States, either named after one of the English villages or a person bearing the surname.
10. A community in Yukon, Canada.

## Etymology
From Old English bere (“barley”) + hlǣw (“hill”) or lēah (“wood, clearing”).

## Easily confused with
- **blow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barlow-vs-blow)
- **brow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barlow-vs-brow)
- **below** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barlow-vs-below)
- **baron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barlow-vs-baron)
- **borrow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barlow-vs-borrow)
- **Barton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barlow-vs-barton)
- **barrow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barlow-vs-barrow)
- **Barron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barlow-vs-barron)
- **burrow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barlow-vs-burrow)
- **bellow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barlow-vs-bellow)
- **Barstow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barlow-vs-barstow)
- **ballot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ballot-vs-barlow)
- **barley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barley-vs-barlow)
- **ballon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ballon-vs-barlow)

## Common misspellings (9)
`abrlow`, `balrow`, `barllow`, `barloww`, `barlwo`, `barolw`, `barrlow`, `bbarlow`, `bralow`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/barlow