Penrose

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Cornish penn (“head”) + ros (“moor, heathland”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Penrose

  1. A surname from Cornish.
  2. A small village in St Ervan parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8770). [1]
  3. A small town in Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales.
  5. A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. [2]
  6. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A census-designated place in Fremont County, Colorado.
    2. An unincorporated community in Transylvania County, North Carolina.
    3. A neighbourhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    4. A neighbourhood in Arlington County, Virginia.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey
  2. ^ NZ Topo Map

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