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Marlowe

MAR-loh

Beautiful But Not Top 100 ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“Driftwood; from the Old English 'mær' (lake) and 'hlaw' (hill). Also a place name.”

Popularity Over Time

Marlowe US popularity rank over timeRank 10425 in 2001 to rank 624 in 2024. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#624#5525#10425191219401960198020002024

Currently ranked #624 in the United States.

Origin

Old English

Syllables

2

Nicknames

MarMarlo

Style

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Famous Bearers

  • Christopher Marlowe (playwright)
  • Philip Marlowe (detective fiction)

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Preppy & Surname Names → Two Syllables →

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Cross-Cultural Notes

English; primarily used in English-speaking countries.

People Also Ask

Driftwood; from the Old English 'mær' (lake) and 'hlaw' (hill). Also a place name.

Marlowe is currently ranked #624 in the United States. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Popular nicknames for Marlowe include Mar, Marlo.

Names that pair beautifully with Marlowe include Larkin, Dashiell, Cleo, Peregrine, Idris.