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lowe¹

noun lowes

  1. alternative Alternative form of low ("flame").low An' by my ingle-lowe I saw, / Now bleezin' bright,

Lowe²

  • /loʊ/ US

Sounds like low, lo (toe–tow merger) · Rhymes with -əʊ

Where it comes from

* As an English and Scottish surname, spelling variant of Low.

* As a German surname, spelling variant of Löwe, Loewe.

* As a Jewish surname/Yiddish surname, from German Löwe (“lion”).

* Also as a Jewish surname, Germanized from Levy.

* As a French-derived surname, from Old French lou (“wolf”).

* As a Norse-derived surname, from Old Norse lágr (“low”) (as in "short").

* As a native English-derived surname, from Old English hlāw (“hill”) (a burial ground in this case).

* Also a petname (clipping) of Laurence/Lawrence.

proper noun Lowes

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States.
  3. countable, uncountable A township in Moultrie County, Illinois, United States.
  4. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Wem Rural parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5030).

verb Lowes · Lowing · Lowed

  1. slang A slang term for "allow", means allow it. Ex: (leave it, forget or don't worry about it)

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