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English
Etymology
Jewish and Polish surname Ostrów, from several placenames derived from ostrów (“river island”). Also shortened from Ostrowski.
Proper noun
Ostrow (plural Ostrows)
- A surname.
Further reading
German Low German
Etymology
From Polish ostrów.
Noun
Ostrow m
- (Low Prussian) island in rivers and lakes
References
- Frischbier, Hermann (1882–1883) “Ostrow”, in Preußisches Wörterbuch. Ost- und westpreußische Provinzialismen in alphabetischer (in German), volume 2, Berlin: Verlag von Th. Chr. Fr. Enslin. (Adolph Enslin.), page 114