Lowe
name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of low ("flame"). alt-of, alternative
"An' by my ingle-lowe I saw, / Now bleezin' bright,"
- 1 A slang term for "allow", means allow it. Ex: (leave it, forget or don't worry about it) slang
- 1 A surname.
- 2 A placename:; An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States.
- 3 A placename:; A township in Moultrie County, Illinois, United States.
- 4 A placename:; A hamlet in Wem Rural parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5030).
Example
More examples"An' by my ingle-lowe I saw, / Now bleezin' bright,"
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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