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