"Daw" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: * As an English surname, from a Middle English short form of David. Also a nickname from the (jack)daw. Compare Davey, Dakin. * Also as an English surname, from a rhyming pet form of Raw, a name related to Rauf; compare Ralph, Rawe, Rawson, Dawkins, Dawson. * As a Burmese surname, from ဒေါ် (dau, “madam”). * As an Arabic surname, from ضوء (“light”). * As an Irish surname, from ó Deaghaidh (“descendant of Deaghadh”), from deag (“good”) + ádh (“fate”), comparable to Goodwin. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{m|en|David}} David, {{m|en|daw|(jack)daw}} (jack)daw, {{m|en|Davey}} Davey, {{m|en|Dakin}} Dakin, {{m|en|Raw}} Raw, {{m|en|Rauf}} Rauf, {{m|en|Ralph}} Ralph, {{m|en|Rawe}} Rawe, {{m|en|Rawson}} Rawson, {{m|en|Dawkins}} Dawkins, {{m|en|Dawson}} Dawson, {{der|en|my|-}} Burmese, {{m|my|ဒေါ်|t=madam}} ဒေါ် (dau, “madam”), {{der|en|ar|-}} Arabic, {{m|ar|ضوء|t=light}} ضوء (“light”), {{der|en|ga|-}} Irish, {{m|ga|ó}} ó, {{m|ga|Deaghaidh|t=descendant of Deaghadh}} Deaghaidh (“descendant of Deaghadh”), {{m|ga|deag|t=good}} deag (“good”), {{m|ga|ádh|t=fate}} ádh (“fate”), {{m|en|Goodwin}} Goodwin Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Daw
  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
    Sense id: en-Daw-en-name-7rrtY8Fk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

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