Maw

proper nounattested in dialogue

A surname.

proper noun

1
A surname.

Etymology

* As an English surname, from an obsolete derivative of Proto-Germanic *makô (“mate, relative”), comparable to modern match. * Also as an English surname, from archaic mew (“seagull”); compare the surname Mew. * Also as an English surname, from archaic maw (“belly”).

Forms

plural: Maws

mavis · song thrush Mavis · A female given name from English.maw · The upper digestive tract (where food enters the body),…

Maw · A surname.

max · Maximum; maximal.Max · A male given name from Latin.MAX · The Boeing 737 MAX airliner.

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