Ostrow

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See also: ostrów, Ostrów, and òstrów

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Jewish and Polish surname Ostrów, from several placenames derived from ostrów (river island). Also shortened from Ostrowski.

Proper noun

Ostrow (plural Ostrows)

  1. A surname.

Further reading

German Low German

Etymology

From Polish ostrów.

Noun

Ostrow m

  1. (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