Etymology

gow

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Scottish Gaelic gobha
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gow · noun1

From Chinese 膏 (gāo, “ointment”), probably as a shortening of 藥膏/药膏 (yàogāo).

Gow · proper noun2

  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromgobha“smith”
  2. English todayGow

From Scottish Gaelic gobha (“smith”).

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