Daw
English
editEtymology
edit- 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
editDaw
- A surname transferred from the given name.