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Arrow name meaning
Last Name
447
in the U.S.
in 2010
447
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys
Meaning and Origin
What does the name Arrow mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Arrow
User Submitted Origins
English
52%
Roman
37%
African
4%
Croatian
4%
Hebrew
4%
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from Australia, the name Arrow is of Roman origin and means "Swift and Fast".
International Interest
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Ar"row
A missile weapon of offense, slender, pointed, and usually feathered and barbed, to be shot from a bow.
Etymology: OE. arewe, AS. arewe earh; akin to Icel. ör örvar, Goth. arhwazna, and perh. L. arcus bow. Cf. Arc
Other Dictionary Sources
- A projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow
- A mark to indicate a direction or relation
Wiktionary
From Middle English arow, arwe, from Old English earh, arewe, arwe, from Proto-Germanic *arhwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érkʷo- (“bow, arrow”). Cognate with Faroese ørv, ørvur (“arrow”), Icelandic ör (“arrow”), örvar (“arrows”), Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐍈𐌰𐌶𐌽𐌰 (arƕazna, “a dart”), Latin arquus, arcus (“bow”).
- A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.
- A sign or symbol used to indicate a direction (e.g. ).
- (graph theory) A directed edge.
- (colloquial, darts) A dart.
- (computing) The symbol, which has specific meanings in various programming languages.
- (botany) The inflorescence or tassel of a mature sugar cane plant.
Representing pronunciation.
Notable Persons Named Arrow
Notable Persons Named Arrow
Arrow
Arrow was a soca music musician. His most notable accomplishments were from 1959 to 2010. Arrow was given the name Alphonsus Celestine Edmund Cassell on November 16th, 1949. He passed away on September 15th, 2010.
Notable Persons With the Last Name Arrow
Notable Persons With the Last Name Arrow
Kenneth J. Arrow
Kenneth J. Arrow is an economist in the fields of microeconomics, general equilibrium theory, and social choice theory. Kenneth was born on August 23rd, 1921 in New York City.
Arrow
Arrow was a soca music musician. His most notable accomplishments were from 1959 to 2010. Arrow was given the name Alphonsus Celestine Edmund Cassell on November 16th, 1949. He passed away on September 15th, 2010.
Miss Arrow
Ruaridh Arrow
Ruaridh Arrow is a producer and director.
Ronnie Arrow
Ronnie was born on August 28th, 1947 in Houston, Texas, USA.
Ethnicity Distribution
| Ethnicity | Arrow | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| █ | White | 70.25% | 64.26% |
| █ | African American | 5.59% | 11.96% |
| █ | Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander | 0.00% | 4.85% |
| █ | American Indian and Alaska Native | 19.02% | 0.69% |
| █ | Two or More Ethnicities | 0.00% | 1.76% |
| █ | Hispanic or Latino | 2.91% | 16.26% |
Of Last Name Arrow
People with the last name Arrow are most frequently White or American Indian and Alaska Native