# Renfrew

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɹɛnfɹuː/ · frequency rank #51,948

## Definitions
1. A town in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland; historically it was the county town of Renfrewshire (OS grid ref NS5067).
2. A local government district of the Strathclyde Region, Scotland, between 1975 and 1996, which was split between Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire council areas.
3. A town in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.
4. A ghost town in Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
5. A neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
6. An unincorporated community in Benewah County, Idaho, United States.
7. An unincorporated village in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States.
8. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

## Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic Rinn Friù. from Old British rhyn frwd meaning "point at the current".

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