Highgate

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English

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Etymology

From Old English hēah (“high”) + ġeat (“gate”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /hʌɪɡeɪt/, (rare) /hʌɪɡʊt/
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Proper noun

Highgate (countable and uncountable, plural Highgates)

  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    1. An upper-class suburb of London, in the borough of Haringey, borough of Camden and borough of Islington, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2887).
    2. A village in Hawkhurst parish, Tunbridge Wells district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7630).
    3. An inner city area of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0785).
    4. A village in Walsall, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0197).
    5. A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
    6. A suburb of Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
    7. A settlement on the north coast of Jamaica.
    8. A town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States.
  2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Highgate is the 39547th most common surname in England, belonging to 80 individuals.

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