At a Glance: Name: Rowe – Meaning: dweller by a row (of houses/street), or a variant of the surnames Rolfe, Rough, Ralph, or Rowson – Origin: English (surname) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: ROH
Rowe is an English (surname) boy's name meaning “dweller by a row (of houses/street), or a variant of the surnames Rolfe, Rough, Ralph, or Rowson”. It appears in 4 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Rowe
Meaning: Dweller by a row (of houses/street), or a variant of the surnames Rolfe, Rough, Ralph, or Rowson.
Origin: English (surname).
A common claim: Rowe means 'red-haired' Actually: Rowe is popularly glossed as 'red-haired', but as a surname it comes from Middle English 'row' (a row of houses or street), or is a variant of Rolfe, Rough, Ralph, or Rowson — with no link to hair color.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Rowe
Phonetic: ROH IPA: /roʊ/
Popularity of Rowe
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1914–2024.
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