Low

Meaning

A surname.

Synonyms

David Low

Sir David Alexander Cecil Low

Sir David Low

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.