Highgate

A placename:

Proper noun

  1. 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. A habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

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

Forms

Highgates Heygate

Wikipedia

Highgate