Caw as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Caw

What is the meaning of the name Caw ?

The baby name Caw is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /kɔː/ or /kɑː/ (kaw).

Caw is Welsh in Origin.

Caw is an unusual given name with two strands of origin. In English it is a word-name from the Middle English verb caw, an imitative formation for the harsh call of crows and rooks; as such it evokes intelligence, mystery, and the corvids of folklore. As a personal name it is extremely rare but fits the modern trend of brisk, nature-inflected monosyllables, and it also appears as a transferred use of the surname Caw found in Scotland and northern England.

In Brittonic tradition, Caw appears in medieval Welsh sources as Caw o Prydyn, a northern chieftain and father of the saint Gildas and the warrior Huail, though the Celtic etymology of the name remains uncertain. Variant or related forms are scarce; modern creative spellings such as Kaw occur, and comparable choices include Crow, Raven, Corbin, and Bran. No standard diminutives are established.

⚙ Caw is a rare name. There are only 46 recorded uses of it in our data, from 14 countries.