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town and gown
town and gown
The inhabitants of a college or university town and the students and personnel of the college, as in There used to be friction between town and gown but the new parking lots have eased it . The gown in this expression alludes to the academic robes traditional in British universities. [Early 1800s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Rudy | | ['ru:di] | |
| Opaline | | O-pə-leen | English (Rare) |
| BÉRenger | | - | French |
| Kern | | [kə:n] | |
| Kelli | | KEL-ee | English |
| Owain | | O-wien (Welsh, Welsh Mythology) | Welsh, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance |