Marlowe

Variation of Marlow, English

"driftwood"

Marlowe Origin and Meaning

The name Marlowe is a boy's name of English origin meaning "driftwood".

While Marlowe (and Marlow and Marlo) are surname names that are not intrinsically or traditionally gendered and so in theory work equally well for boys and girls, only about 5 percent of the babies given these attractive names are male.

Marlowe Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 845 on Nameberry

Marlowe Popularity

• 845 Nameberry 2024

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Famous People Named Marlowe

• Christopher Marlowe English poet and playwright
• Marlowe Jack Tiger Mitchell son of actress Lou Doillon; grandson of model Jane Birkin
• Marlowe Harris Wilson, son of actress Peta Wilson and director Damian Harris
• Marlowe Wigram (b. 2007) son of designer Phoebe Philo and Max Wigram
• Marlowe James Zalapa (b. 2015) son of actress Emma Lung & Henry Zalapa

Marlowe in Pop Culture

• Marlowe Freudenberg character in "Attack on Titan"
• Louis Marlowe Litt character on TV series "Suits"
• Philip Marlowe detective in novels by Raymond Chandler
• Lucien Marlowe genderqueer character in the webcomic "Riverside Extras" by Miri Chamberlain