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English word origin

Etymology of Trow

Various origins: * A nickname for a trustworthy person, from Middle English trewe (“faithful, loyal”). * A topographic surname for someone who lived near a depression in the ground, from Middle English trow (“trough”).

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Unnumbered source etymology

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A surname from Middle English. · A ghost town in Clark County, Wisconsin, United States.

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

Various origins: * A nickname for a trustworthy person, from Middle English trewe (“faithful, loyal”). * A topographic surname for someone who lived near a depression in the ground, from Middle English trow (“trough”).

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  • Derivation mentiontreweenm
  • Derivation mentiontrowenm
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