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| + | The name '''Callow''' has a history dating as far back as the [[Anglo-Saxon]] tribes of Britain. It was a name for a shy or introverted person. An alternate derivation of the surname comes from the Old English, where '''Callow''' means the bald or bare hill. In such a case it could have been a nickname for a bald person, or a name given to someone who lived near a prominent treeless hill.<ref>http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.fc/Origin.EN/qx/Callow-family-crest.htm</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:49, 8 December 2007
English Origin
The name Callow has a history dating as far back as the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It was a name for a shy or introverted person. An alternate derivation of the surname comes from the Old English, where Callow means the bald or bare hill. In such a case it could have been a nickname for a bald person, or a name given to someone who lived near a prominent treeless hill.[1]
