Given name & surname

Lowy

“lion”

Lowy is a surname with more than one origin.

Meaning & origin

What it means

As an Alemannic German surname, it goes back to a word meaning “lion.”

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Where it comes from

As an Alemannic German surname, it goes back to a word meaning “lion”.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Lowy’s family of names

In English usage, Lowy as a surname has a related form in Lowe. In English usage, Lowy as a surname has a related form in Löwe.

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Nicknames & forms 2

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