Stowe

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle English stowe ← Old English stōw →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A place in England:
    1. A civil parish and former village in Buckinghamshire.
    2. A hamlet in St Briavels parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO5606).
    3. A hamlet in Whitney-on-Wye parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO2847).
    4. A small village and civil parish in south-west Shropshire, also spelt Stow (OS grid ref SO3173).
    5. A suburb of Lichfield, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK1210).
  3. A place in the United States:
    1. A township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
    2. A census-designated place in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
    3. A town in Lamoille County, Vermont.
    4. An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.

Origin

  1. Old Englishstōw“place”
  2. Middle Englishstowe
  3. EnglishStowe

From Middle English stowe, from Old English stōw (“place”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Stowe

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Stowe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stowe

MLA

“Stowe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stowe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Stowe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stowe.

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