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Dow

What does Dow mean?

Dow Pronunciation of Dow as a boys' name is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Dow is "dark-haired".

STARTS WITH Do-

ASSOCIATED WITH irish, dark

Variations

VARIANTS Dowan, Dowe, Dowson

CREATIVE FORMS
(male)

(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Dow Wylie (D.W.), ..

How popular is Dow?

Dow is an uncommon first name for men but a very popular surname for both adults and children (#2278 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Dow reached its peak rank of #985 in the U.S. in the 1890s, but is not ranked currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Dow name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Dow outside U.S.

Similar Names

Dow is alike in pronunciation to Da-, Dai, Daw, Dawe, Day, Daye, De-, Dee, Dewey, Dewi and Dewie. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Bow, Dod, Dom, Don, Dor, Dov, How and Row. These names tend to be more frequently used than Dow.

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