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Rawe

Rawe proper noun: a surname from Middle English.

Proper noun

Rawe (plural Rawes)

  1. A surname from Middle English.

Forms of Rawe

pluralRawes

Origin of Rawe

Two possible origins: * From Middle English rawe (“row”), a topographic surname for someone who lived by a hedgerow or in a row of houses. * From Middle English rawe (“raw”), a nickname for an ignorant or unskilled youth.

Questions about Rawe

What does Rawe mean?
Rawe means a surname from Middle English.
What part of speech is Rawe?
Rawe is a proper noun.

Words near Rawe in the dictionary

  1. rawdogs
  2. Rawdon
  3. Rawdon Island
  4. Rawdon Vale
  5. Rawdons
  6. Rawe
  7. rawed
  8. rawer
  9. Rawes
  10. rawest
  11. rawhead and bloodybones

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