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Dawe

Dawe proper noun: a surname transferred from the given name.

Proper noun

Dawe

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Origin of Dawe

From a Middle English short form of David. Also a nickname from the (jack)daw.

Questions about Dawe

What does Dawe mean?
Dawe means a surname transferred from the given name.
What part of speech is Dawe?
Dawe is a proper noun.

Words near Dawe in the dictionary

  1. dawdlings
  2. Dawdon
  3. dawds
  4. Dawdy
  5. Dawdys
  6. Dawe
  7. dawed
  8. Dawega
  9. Dawei
  10. Dawes
  11. Dawes County

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