| [ 1 syll. (s)haw, sh-aw ] The boy name Shaw is pronounced SHAO KEY. Shaw's language of origin is Old English and it is predominantly used in English. Derived from the element sceaga which has the meaning 'wood, copse'. In Scotland, the name is used as an Anglicized form of Seaghdh. See also the related form, the Scottish Seaghdh. Shaw is an uncommon baby name for boys. It is not in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Shaw include the English Sage, the English Shay, the English and Irish Shea, the English Si, the Czech Siek, the Scandinavian Sigge, the English Sky, the English Skye, the English Cy, the English Cye, the French Sacha, the English, Russian, and Slavic Sasa, the German Sascha, the Russian and English Sasha, the English Shaye, the German Sigi, the English and German Sixtus, and the English Cus. KEY: Pronunciation for Shaw: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)"
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