Shaw
[ʃɔː]Meaning
English surname from Old English sceaga "thicket"; Scottish from Gaelic Sitheach "wolf"
Background Story
Shaw is primarily a surname, of English or Chinese origin, and is rarely used as a given name. In English it derives from Old English sceaga, meaning "thicket", while the Scottish surname of the same form comes from the Gaelic byname Sitheach, meaning "wolf". In Chinese contexts Shaw is a romanization of the surnames 邵 (Shao) and 萧 (Xiao), used in Hong Kong, Taiwan and among overseas Chinese communities.
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