"Daw" meaning in English

See Daw in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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 an Arabic surname, from ضوء (“light”). * As an Irish surname, from Ó Deaghaidh (literally “descendant of Deaghadh”), from deag (“good”) + ádh (“fate”), comparable to Goodwin. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{der|en|ar|-}} Arabic, {{der|en|ga|-}} Irish Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Daw
  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
    Sense id: en-Daw-en-name-7rrtY8Fk Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From Burmese ဒေါ် (dau, “madam”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|en|honorific}}, {{der|en|my|ဒေါ်|t=madam}} Burmese ဒေါ် (dau, “madam”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Daw
  1. (Myanmar) honorific title for older women Tags: Myanmar Coordinate_terms: U
    Sense id: en-Daw-en-name-J9OpL2u8 Categories (other): Myanmar English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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