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English word origin

Etymology of Lowe

* 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, Germani

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Unnumbered source etymology

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name

A surname. · 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)

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

* 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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  • Cognate mentionLöwede · lion
  • Derivation mentionloufro
  • Derivation mentionlágrnon
  • Inherited-form mentionhlāwang
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