Yarrow

See also: yarrow

English

Etymology

  • The river is believed to be of Celtic/Brythonic origin and related to Welsh garw (“rough”).
  • English and Scottish surname derived from the river, though likely influenced by the noun yarrow.

Proper noun

Yarrow

  1. A river in Lancashire, England, which flows into the River Douglas.
  2. A river, named Yarrow Water, in Scottish Borders council area, Scotland.
  3. A hamlet and parish in the Yarrow Valley, Scottish Borders council area (OS grid ref NT3527).
  4. A hamlet in Sedgemoor district, Somerset, England.
  5. A small community in British Columbia, Canada.
  6. An unincorporated community in Missouri, United States.
  7. A surname.
    • 2018 August 30, Sarah E. Bond, “The Misuse of an Ancient Roman Acronym by White Nationalist Groups”, in Hyperallergic‎[1]:
      In comments to Hyperallergic, ancient historian and classical numismatist Liv Yarrow noted the absence of SPQR coins during the period of the Republic and its later use as a means of justifying autocracy while harkening back to an earlier age:

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