Daw

See also: daw, daw., DAW, daW, and d'aw

English

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.

Proper noun

Daw

1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Anagrams

• -wad, ADW, AWD, WAD, wad