Mòw

form · Latin script

Mòw is a name written in the Latin script. Recorded meaning: From Middle English mowen (participle mowen), from Old English māwan (past tense mēow, past participle māwen), from Proto-West Germanic *māan, from Proto-Germanic *mēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m.

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Meaning & origin

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Derivation of Mòw: each step is the form the one above it came from.
Mòw
  1. Middle Englishmowenparticiple mowen(measured from records)
  2. Old Englishmāwanpast tense mēow(measured from records)
  3. Proto-West Germanic*māan(measured from records)
  4. Proto-Germanic*mēaną(measured from records)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂meh₁-“to mow“to mow, reap”(measured from records)

From Middle English mowen (participle mowen), from Old English māwan (past tense mēow, past participle māwen), from Proto-West Germanic *māan, from Proto-Germanic *mēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁- (“to mow, reap”). See also Dutch maaien, German mähen, Danish meje, Swedish meja; also Hittite [script needed] (ḫamešḫa, “spring/early summer”, literally “mowing time”), Latin metō (“I harvest, mow”), Ancient Greek ἀμάω (amáō, “I mow”).

Cited for this meaning 3

  • Dictionary of American Family Names
  • The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
  • Wiktionary

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Evidence

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What does the name Mòw mean, and where does it come from?
From Middle English mowen (participle mowen), from Old English māwan (past tense mēow, past participle māwen), from Proto-West Germanic *māan, from Proto-Germanic *mēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m… Recorded by Dictionary of American Family Names and The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland and 1 other source.

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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Mòw”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.

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