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What does the name Paw mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Paw

User Submitted Origins

Thai
73%
English
18%
Danish
9%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to 4 people from New York, U.S., the name Paw is of Thai origin and means "Flower".
  2. A user from Texas, U.S. says the name Paw means "Paw is a type of flower".
  3. A user from Denmark says the name Paw is of Danish origin and means "Floral".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Paw
Senses
  1. The foot of a quadruped having claws, as the lion, dog, cat, etc.
  2. The hand.(Jocose)

Etymology: OE. pawe poue, OF. poe: cf. patte, LG. pote, D. poot, G. pfote

verb Paw
To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot.
verb Paw
Senses
  1. To pass the paw over; to stroke or handle with the paws; hence, to handle fondly or rudely.
  2. To scrape or beat with the forefoot."His hot courser pawed the Hungarian plane." [Tickell.]
Other Dictionary Sources
  1. A clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
  2. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
    Synonyms: hand, manus, and mitt
  3. Touch clumsily ("The man tried to paw her")
  4. Scrape with the paws ("The bear pawed the door")
Wiktionary
A dog's paw.
  1. The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.
  2. (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.

  1. The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.
  2. (humorous) A hand.
    Get your grubby off my things!

The word probably has an origin in baby talk: see ‘pa’.

  1. (nonstandard or rural) Father; pa.

    paw was also found in the following language(s): Lower Sorbian and Polish

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    Notable Persons Named Paw

    Notable Persons Named Paw

    Paw Hee-ching

    Paw was born on July 20th, 1949. Paw is also known as Sister Paw (鮑姐).

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    Paw Diaz

    Paw Diaz is an actor and actress. Her most notable accomplishments were from 2004 to 2011. Paw was given the name Amparo Diaz on March 16th, 1987 in San Pedro, Laguna.

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    Min Ko Naing

    Min was given the name Paw Oo Tun on October 18th, 1962 in Mudon, Mon State, Burma.

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    Paw Lagermann

    Paw Lagermann is a dance music, trance music, house music, and pop music singing and songwriter. He plays Keyboard instrument and Vocals. His ongoing career started in 1997. Paw was born on July 30th, 1977 in Denmark.

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    Paw Oo Thet

    Paw Oo Thet was a in the field of painting. Paw was given the name Paw Oo in Mandalay. He left this life on April 13th, 1993.

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    Paw Madsen

    Paw was born on October 31st, 1972.

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    Notable Persons With the Last Name Paw

    Notable Persons With the Last Name Paw

    Barry H. Paw

    Barry H. Paw is a biologist and biology.

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    Min Lu

    Min was given the name Nyan Paw on May 18th, 1954 in Yangon. He left this life on August 14th, 2013.

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    Gregory Paw

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    Ethnicity Distribution

    Ethnicity Paw U.S.
    █  White 2.48% 64.26%
    █  African American 0.32% 11.96%
    █  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 95.05% 4.85%
    █  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.00% 0.69%
    █  Two or More Ethnicities 1.40% 1.76%
    █  Hispanic or Latino 0.77% 16.26%

    Of Last Name Paw

    People with the last name Paw are most frequently Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander

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    Fun Facts about the name Paw

  1. How Popular is the name Paw? Paw is the 28,122nd most popular name of all time. As a last name Paw was the 13,642nd most popular name in 2010.
  2. How many people with the first name Paw have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 194 babies born with the first name Paw in the United States. That's more than enough people named Paw to occupy the territory of Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 66 (as of July 1, 2008).
  3. What year were 5 or more babies first named Paw? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 2008 when it was given as a first name to 7 new born babies.
  4. When was Paw first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Paw is Monday, January 12th, 1903.
  5. What year had the most people named Paw born? The highest recorded use of the first name Paw was in 2016 with a total of 26 babies.
  6. Random Paw Factoid: According to the 2011 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Paw is not a popular baby girl's name in Minnesota. Imagine that, only 5 babies in Minnesota have the same name in 2011.
  7. Weird things about the name Paw: The name spelled backwards is Wap. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Paw. How do you pronounce that?
  8. How many people have the last name Paw? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 2,220 people with the last name Paw.
  9. How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Paw? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Paw as their last name since less than 1 person in 133k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
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