Meaning and Origin
What does the name Paw mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- According to 4 people from New York, U.S., the name Paw is of Thai origin and means "Flower".
- A user from Texas, U.S. says the name Paw means "Paw is a type of flower".
- A user from Denmark says the name Paw is of Danish origin and means "Floral".
- The foot of a quadruped having claws, as the lion, dog, cat, etc.
- The hand.(Jocose)
Etymology: OE. pawe poue, OF. poe: cf. patte, LG. pote, D. poot, G. pfote
- To pass the paw over; to stroke or handle with the paws; hence, to handle fondly or rudely.
- To scrape or beat with the forefoot."His hot courser pawed the Hungarian plane." [Tickell.]
- A clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
- The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
- Touch clumsily ("The man tried to paw her")
- Scrape with the paws ("The bear pawed the door")
- The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.
- (humorous) A hand.
- Get your grubby off my things!
From Middle English pawe, from Old French poue, poe, from Frankish *pōta (compare Dutch poot, Low German Pote, German Pfote), from Frankish *pōtōn (“to put, stick, plant”) (compare Dutch poten 'to plant'), from Proto-Germanic *putōną (compare Old English potian (“to push”), pȳtan (“to put out, poke out”), Icelandic pota (“to stick”), Albanian putër 'paw'), Ancient Greek "πους". More at put.
- The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.
- (humorous) A hand.
- Get your grubby off my things!
The word probably has an origin in baby talk: see ‘pa’.
- (nonstandard or rural) Father; pa.
paw was also found in the following language(s): Lower Sorbian and Polish