lowe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of low ("flame").
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A placename:
  3. An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States.
  4. A township in Moultrie County, Illinois, United States.
  5. A hamlet in Wem Rural parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5030).
verb
  1. A slang term for "allow", means allow it. Ex: (leave it, forget or don't worry about it)

Pronunciation

/loʊ/

Word forms

lowe lowes Lowing Lowed

Etymology

* As an English and Scottish surname, spelling variant of Low. * As a German surname, spelling variant of Löwe, Loewe. * As a Jewish surname/Yiddish surname, from German Löwe (“lion”). * Also as a Jewish surname, Germanized from Levy. * As a French-derived surname, from Old French lou (“wolf”). * As a Norse-derived surname, from Old Norse lágr (“low”) (as in "short"). * As a native English-derived surname, from Old English hlāw (“hill”) (a burial ground in this case). * Also a petname (clipping) of Laurence/Lawrence.

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