Kew

See also: kew

English

Etymology

From Middle English Cayho, a compound consisting of Old French kai (related to modern quay) + Middle English ho, howe, hoh, hogh (“promontory, cliff, spur of land”), from Old English hōh (“promontory”), see hoe.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kjuː/, /kjuʊ̯/
• Homophones: cue, queue

Proper noun

Kew

1. A suburban area and former village in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, southwest Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1977).

   Kew is best known as the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens, now a World Heritage Site, and the National Archives.

2. (metonymically) Kew Gardens.
3. An eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Derived terms

• Kew East (Melbourne)
• Kew Gardens

See also

• St Kew