Dictionary

Law en · PROPN · etymology 1

Etymology

Clipping of Lawrence.

Meanings

1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
2. A diminutive of the male given name Lawrence.

Forms

Coordinates

Laws · Lau · Laury · Lawrence · Laus · Lawry · Lars · Larry · Laurence · Lar

Law en · PROPN · etymology 2

Etymology

From Old English hlaw (“a hill or burial mound”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A topographic surname from Old English, perhaps originally meaning someone who lives near a burial mound.
2. (Scotland, countable, uncountable) a conical hill
3. (countable, uncountable) A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland, United Kingdom (OS grid ref NS8252).

Forms

Law en · PROPN · etymology 3

Etymology

A semantic loan of Greek νόμος (nómos, “law”), rendering Hebrew תּוֹרָה (tōrāh, “instruction, teaching”) in the sense of divine law.

Meanings

1. (Judaism) Synonym of Torah: the five Books of Moses, particularly the commandments in it, as well as their specification in the Mishnah and their further interpretation in later religious literature.
2. the commandments in the Books of Moses, sometimes seen as transcended by Christ
3. (qualifier:less often) the commandments and moral principles that are binding for Christians, such as the Decalogue, the teachings of the New Testament, the Church Fathers, etc.

Hyponyms

Oral Law · Written Law

Synonyms

Torah

wikidata: Q34990

Law en · PROPN · etymology 4

Etymology

From Cantonese 羅 /罗 (lo⁴). Doublet of Luo and Lo.

Meanings

1. A surname from Chinese.