Jarrow

English

Etymology

From Middle English Jarwe, Jaruum, from Old English In Ġyrwum ((at the) marshes) (Latin: In Gyruum), dative plural of ġyru (mud; marsh), from Proto-Germanic *gurwijō (mud) from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (warm; hot). Related to gore, from Proto-Germanic *gurą (half-digested stomach contents; feces; manure). The sound in Middle English j derives from a nasal before palatalised ġ (compare singe).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒæroʊ/; or
  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒærə/;

Proper noun

Jarrow

  1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, north-east England, located on the River Tyne (OS grid ref NZ3265).

Alternative forms

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