Shaw
See also: shaw
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔː
Proper noun
Shaw (countable and uncountable, plural Shaws)
- An English topographic surname for someone who lived by a small wood or copse.
- A place name, including:
- A town in Shaw and Crompton parish, Oldham borough, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9308).
- A village near Newbury, Berkshire, England.
- A village near Melksham, Wiltshire, England.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Neosho County, Kansas, United States.
- A small city in Mississippi, United States.
- A neighbourhood of Washington, D.C., United States.
- A neighbourhood of St. Louis, Missouri.
Derived terms
- Shaw Cross
- Shawswick
Anagrams
- -wash, Haws, WASH, Wahs, Wash, Wash., haws, shwa, wahs, wash
Tagalog
Etymology
From Hokkien 蕭／萧 (Siau) or 邵 (Siàu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsjaw/, [ˈsjaʊ̯]
Proper noun
Shaw
- a surname from Min Nan of Chinese origin
See also
- Siao
- Syaw
- Shau
- Shao