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Personal experiences with the name Shaw: | Edit

My name is Shaw and I like it. It's not too unusual, but there also aren't many Shaws. It's an especially good name for a woman whose maiden name is Shaw and wants her son to carry on the family name. The biggest con with this name is that people tend to confuse it with Shawn and Sean.

Nicknames for Shaw: | Edit

shawbear

Meanings and history of the name Shaw: | Edit

From either the Old English, meaning "Woodland," or an Anglicized form of "Seaghdh" or "Seaghdha," which mean "hawk-like" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, respectively.

Famous real-life people named Shaw: | Edit

Shaw Clifton, Salvation Army Religious Leader
Shaw Grigsby, "Bass Master"

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