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Where does “Megaw” come from?

Megaw (English) comes from English McGaw, from English Adam, from Middle English Adam, from Old English Adam, from Latin Ādām, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμ, from Hebrew אָדָם, from Hebrew אדמה — earth, soil, land.

Ancestry of “Megaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMcGaw—
2EnglishAdam—
3Middle EnglishAdam—
4Old EnglishAdam—
5LatinĀdām—
6Ancient Greekἀδάμ—
7Hebrewאָדָםearth, man, soil, light brown; Adam; man, person
8Hebrewאדמהearth, soil, land
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