"Low" meaning in English

See Low in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Lows [plural]
Etymology: * As an English and Scottish surname, from the obsolete noun low (“mound, barrow”). * Also as an English and Scottish surname, from the adjective low. * Also as an English and Scottish surname of Norman origin, from Anglo-Norman leu (“wolf”). * Also as a Scottish surname, from a pet form of Lawrence. Compare Lowry. * As a German and Jewish surname, variant of Löwe, Lowe, Loew. * As a Chinese surname, variant of Lau, Lou; also Li, Luo. Etymology templates: {{der|en|nrf|-}} Norman, {{der|en|xno|leu|t=wolf}} Anglo-Norman leu (“wolf”), {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|zh|-}} Chinese Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Low (countable and uncountable, plural Lows)
  1. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Low-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A township municipality in La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada, named after Charles Adamson Low. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Municipalities of Quebec, Canada, Places in Canada, Places in Quebec, Canada, Townships in Quebec, Canada Derived forms: Balian-Low theorem, Gell-Mann and Low theorem, Low basis theorem, Lowville
    Sense id: en-Low-en-name-Wm6Y3sUH
  3. A ghost town in Tooele County, Utah, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Ghost towns in Utah, USA, Ghost towns in the United States, Places in Utah, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Low-en-name-EP42YF5n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 12 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 17 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 11 85

Inflected forms

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