Law

See also: LAW, law, and ław

English

Etymology 1

Clipping of Lawrence; From the given name Lawrence.

Proper noun

Law (plural Laws)

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

   Coordinate terms: Laws, Laus, Lars, Lau, Lar, Lawry, Laury, Larry, Laurence, Lawrence

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

Law (countable and uncountable, plural Laws)

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

Further reading

• Law, South Lanarkshire on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 3

Capitalized form of law.

Proper noun

Law

1. (Judaism) 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

   Hyponyms: Oral Law, Written Law

2. (Christianity, biblical) the commandments in the Books of Moses, sometimes seen as transcended by Christ
3. (Christianity, 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.

Etymology 4

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

Proper noun

Law

1. A surname from Chinese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Law is the 1,089^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 32,122 individuals. Law is most common among White (65.61%), Black (15.63%) and Asian (14.22%) individuals.

Anagrams

• AWL, WAL, WLA, Wal., awl, lwa