"Dow" meaning in English

See Dow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Dows [plural]
Etymology: Variant of Daw from David or daw, and of Duff from Scottish Gaelic. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Daw}} Daw, {{m|en|David}} David, {{m|en|daw}} daw, {{m|gd|Duff}} Duff, {{bor|en|gd|-}} Scottish Gaelic Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Dow (countable and uncountable, plural Dows)
  1. (countable) A male given name Tags: countable Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Dow-en-name-YXBLU7xd
  2. (countable) A surname transferred from the given name. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Dow-en-name-7rrtY8Fk Categories (other): English surnames
  3. (finance) Dow Jones average Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Finance Derived forms: Dow theory Related terms: Dow Jones
    Sense id: en-Dow-en-name-52kXJCLX Topics: business, finance
  4. An unincorporated community in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Illinois, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Illinois, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Dow-en-name-Sau26AED Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 10 6 64 10
  5. An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Kentucky, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Kentucky, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Dow-en-name-SppqyFSo

Inflected forms

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