"Wroe" meaning in English

See Wroe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɹoʊ/ Forms: Wroes [plural]
Etymology: Variant of Wray. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Wroe (plural Wroes)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Wroe-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Variant of Wray.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Wroes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "Wroe (plural Wroes)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English surnames",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname."
      ],
      "id": "en-Wroe-en-name-EMUC1F3L",
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɹoʊ/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "row"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Rowe"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "rho"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "roe"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Roe (toe–tow merger)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Wroe"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "Variant of Wray.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Wroes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "Wroe (plural Wroes)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English proper nouns",
        "English surnames",
        "English terms with homophones",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɹoʊ/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "row"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Rowe"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "rho"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "roe"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Roe (toe–tow merger)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Wroe"
}

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