Rowe as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Rowe

What is the meaning of the name Rowe ?

The baby name Rowe is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /roʊ/ (roh).

Rowe is English, Scottish in Origin.

Rowe is a sleek, unisex surname-name with layered roots. In England, it stems from Middle English row(e) meaning “row” or “hedgerow,” for someone who lived by a line of houses or trees; another stream merges with Roe, from Old English ra, “roe deer.” In Ireland and Scotland, Rowe can be an anglicized form of O Ruadh or Mac Ruaidh, “descendant/son of the red(-haired) one.”

As a family name, Rowe is well attested across Cornwall, Devon, and London, and it was borne by figures like dramatist Nicholas Rowe (1674–1718). It entered given-name use in the late 20th century via the English-speaking habit of repurposing surnames, prized for its clean sound and gender flexibility. Variants and cognates include Roe, Row, and Rowes; related options are Rowan and Rowena, with Rowe sometimes used as a short form of Rowena.