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Shadow name meaning
Last Name
300
in the U.S.
in 2010
300
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys
Origin:Native American
Gender:Neutral
Meaning and Origin
What does the name Shadow mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Shadow
User Submitted Origins
Native American
67%
English
33%
User Submitted Meanings
- A submission from Nigeria says the name Shadow means "Someone who follows some one".
- According to a user from Texas, U.S., the name Shadow is of Native American origin and means "One who follows".
- According to a user from Thailand, the name Shadow is of English origin and means "Shade".
International Interest
Also see international interest
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Shad"ow
Senses
- Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the rays of light; as, the shadow of a man, of a tree, or of a tower. See the Note under Shade (n.), 1.
- Darkness; shade; obscurity."Night's sable shadows from the ocean rise." [Denham.]
- A shaded place; shelter; protection; security."In secret shadow from the sunny ray, On a sweet bed of lilies softly laid." [Spenser.]
- A reflected image, as in a mirror or in water.
- That which follows or attends a person or thing like a shadow; an inseparable companion; hence, an obsequious follower."Sin and her shadow Death." [Milton.]
- A spirit; a ghost; a shade; a phantom."Hence, horrible shadow!" [Shak.]
- An imperfect and faint representation; adumbration; indistinct image; dim bodying forth; hence, mystical representation; type."The law having a shadow of good things to come." [Heb. x. 1.]"Types] and shadows of that destined seed." [Milton.]
- A small degree; a shade."No variableness, neither shadowof turning." [James i. 17.]
- An uninvited guest coming with one who is invited.(A Latinism)"I must not have my board pastered with shadows That under other men's protection break in Without invitement." [Massinger.]
Etymology: Originally the same word as shade. √162. See Shade
verb Shad"ow
Senses
- To cut off light from; to put in shade; to shade; to throw a shadow upon; to overspead with obscurity."The warlike elf much wondered at this tree, So fair and great, that shadowed all the ground." [Spenser.]
- To conceal; to hide; to screen.(R)"Let every soldier hew him down a bough. And bear't before him; thereby shall we shadow The numbers of our host." [Shak.]
- To protect; to shelter from danger; to shroud." Shadowing their right under your wings of war." [Shak.]
- To mark with gradations of light or color; to shade.
- To represent faintly or imperfectly; to adumbrate; hence, to represent typically."Augustus is shadowed in the person of Æneas." [Dryden.]
- To cloud; to darken; to cast a gloom over."The shadowed livery of the burnished sun." [Shak.]"Why sad? I must not see the face O love thus shadowed." [Beau. & Fl.]
- To attend as closely as a shadow; to follow and watch closely, especially in a secret or unobserved manner; as, a detective shadows a criminal.
Etymology: OE. shadowen, AS. sceadwian. See adow (n.)
Other Dictionary Sources
- Refuge from danger or observation ("he felt secure in his father's shadow")
- Something existing in perception only
- An indication that something has been present
- A premonition of something adverse ("a shadow over his happiness")
- An unilluminated area
- An inseparable companion ("the poor child was his mother's shadow")
- A spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
- A dominating and pervasive presence ("he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father")
- Shade within clear boundaries
- Follow, usually without the person's knowledge ("The police are shadowing her")
- Make appear small by comparison
- Cast a shadow over
Wiktionary
From Middle English schadowe, schadewe, schadwe (also schade > shade), from Old English sceaduwe, sceadwe, oblique form of sceadu (“shadow, shade; darkness; protection”), from Proto-Germanic *skadwaz (“shade, shadow”), from Proto-Indo-European *skot- (“darkness”). Cognate with Scots scaddow, schaddow (“shadow”), Saterland Frisian Skaad (“shade, shadow”), Dutch schaduw (“shadow”), German Schatten (“shadow, shade”), Norwegian skodde (“fog, mist”), Irish scáth (“shadow”), Ancient Greek σκότος (skótos, “darkness, gloom”).
- A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
- My lengthened as the sun began to set.
- The X-ray showed a on his lung.
- Relative darkness, especially as caused by the interruption of light; gloom, obscurity.
- I immediately jumped into as I saw them approach.
- A area protected by an obstacle (likened to an object blocking out sunlight).
- The mountains block the passage of rain-producing weather systems and cast a "" of dryness behind them.
- (obsolete) A reflected image, as in a mirror or in water.
- That which looms as though a shadow.
- I don't have a of doubt in my mind that my plan will succeed. The of fear of my being outed always affects how I live my life. I lived in her my whole life.
- A small degree; a shade.
- He did not give even a of respect to the professor.
- An imperfect and faint representation.
- He came back from war the of a man.
- the neopagan ritual was only a pale of the ones the Greeks held thousands of years ago
- (Britain, law enforcement) A trainee, assigned to work with an experienced officer.
- One who secretly or furtively follows another.
- The constable was promoted to working as a for the Royals.
- An inseparable companion.
- (typography) A drop shadow effect applied to lettering in word processors etc.
- An influence, especially a pervasive or a negative one.
- A spirit; a ghost; a shade.
- (obsolete, Latinism) An uninvited guest accompanying one who was invited.
- Synonym: umbra
- (psychology) In Jungian psychology, an unconscious aspect of the personality.
Notable Persons Named Shadow
Notable Persons Named Shadow
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Shadow Hare
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Shadow Child
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Shadow Wilson
Shadow Wilson was a jazz musician. He plays Drum kit. Shadow was given the name Rossiere Wilson on September 25th, 1919 in Yonkers, New York, US. He breathed his last breath on July 11th, 1959.
Notable Persons With the Last Name Shadow
Notable Persons With the Last Name Shadow
DJ Shadow
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Twin Shadow
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Goldy Locks
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DJ White Shadow
DJ White Shadow is a musician. DJ was given the name Paul Blair on September 20th, 1978.
Black Shadow
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The Mighty Shadow
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- The ShadowMusician
- MC ShadowMusician
Ethnicity Distribution
| Ethnicity | Shadow | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| █ | White | 87.67% | 64.26% |
| █ | African American | 6.00% | 11.96% |
| █ | Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander | 0.00% | 4.85% |
| █ | American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.00% | 0.69% |
| █ | Two or More Ethnicities | 2.33% | 1.76% |
| █ | Hispanic or Latino | 3.33% | 16.26% |
Of Last Name Shadow
People with the last name Shadow are most frequently White