Shaw
Found 6 entry about "Shaw"
shaw (rhymes with draw)
Shaw Name meanings & History
A small wooded area, The one who lives in the small woods, Beloved, Respected. From a surname. As an English surname it is derived from Old English sceaga meaning "thicket". As a Scottish surname it is derived from the Gaelic byname Sitheach meaning "wolf". Shaw is a unisex name that has been mostly used for boys. However, in recent years, it has also been adapted as a girl's name, mainly in the United States. It has been used as a first name or surname in English-speaking countries across the world.
Zodiac Sign of Shaw: Success Capricorn
Synonyms of Shaw:
S: Social Standing,Status,Success,Sex,Sensuality,Solidity,Security
H: Heart's Desire,Haggle,Hope,Hyper,Hobnobbing
A: Angry,Action,Assertive,Ambitious,Argumentative,Aggressive
W: Wonderment,Wishful,Willful,Wild,Wonderful
Shaw is:- a Mature name
- a Natural name
- a Serious name
- a Simple name
- a Strange name
- a Strong name
- a Wholesome name
Famous People
Some famous people with the name Shaw are George Bernard Shaw (Irish playwright), Anna Howard Shaw (American suffragist), Artie Shaw (American jazz musician), and Martin Shaw (British actor).
2.) SHAW (Male)
Usage: Scottish
Meanings: Transferred use of the surname derived from the Middle English schagh, schaw(e), shaw(e) (a wood or grove): hence, “dweller at a wood or grove.” Alternatively, the Highland surname Shaw is an Anglicized form of Schethoch (son of the wolf), which is derived from the Old Gaelic si thech (a wolf). (SHAW)
3.) Shaw (Male)
4.) SHAW (Male)
Usage: English
Meanings: Transferred use of the surname derived from the Middle English schagh, schawe, shawe (wood, copse, grove), which is from the Old English scaga, sceaga. The name was used to indicate one who was a dweller in or near a wood or grove. (SHAW)
5.) Shaw (Male)
6.) SHAW (Male)
Usage: American
Meanings: Transferred use of the surname derived from the Middle English schagh, schawe, shawe (wood, copse, grove), which is from the Old English scaga, sceaga . The name originally meant “dweller in or near a wood or grove.” (SHAW)
