Lithgow
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Lithgow is a surname originating from Scottish as a habitational name from Linlithgow, between Edinburgh and Falkirk, which was probably named with British words related to modern Welsh llyn ‘lake’, ‘pool’ + llaith ‘damp’ + cau ‘hollow’.In the 13th and 14th centuries the name appears both with and without the first syllable. Originally, Lithgow was the name of the settlement and Linlithgow that of the lake. Lithgow was associated by folk etymology with Gaelic liath ‘gray’ + cu ‘dog’, and such a figure appears on the medieval borough seal. It may refer to:
[edit] People
- John Lithgow, an American actor
- William Lithgow (Auditor General of New South Wales)
- William Lithgow (traveller and author), Scottish (1582 - 1645)
- William Lithgow (shipbuilder), Scottish (1854-1908)
- William Lithgow (industrialist), Scottish (born 1934)
- Lithgows, Ltd, 1918 incorporation of the shipbuilding company of William Lithgow snr.
- James S. Lithgow (1812-1902), sixteenth mayor of Louisville, Kentucky
- Sir James Lithgow, 1st Baronet (1883-1952), Scottish industrialist
[edit] Places
- Lithgow, New South Wales, Australian town named for William Lithgow
- Lithgow Small Arms Factory, an armaments factory located in the town of Lithgow, NSW
- City of Lithgow, Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia