Shaw

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
A small wooded area, The one who lives in the small woods, Beloved, Respected
Pronunciation
SHAW
shaw (rhymes with draw)
Popularity
Shaw is a name that doesn't rank highly in the global popularity charts, but it has been consistently used over the years in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Its highest popularity ranking in the US was in the 1930s, when it reached the top 500 names for baby boys.

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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: Sensuality,Security,Sex,Solidity,Status,Success,Social Standing

H: Hobnobbing,Hyper,Hope,Heart's Desire,Haggle

A: Argumentative,Angry,Aggressive,Action,Assertive,Ambitious

W: Wishful,Wonderment,Willful,Wonderful,Wild

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)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) grove.

Other Forms: Shawe


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)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) safe; in a tree grove

Other Forms: Shawe


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)


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