Harlow

English surname
"rock hill or army hill"

Harlow Origin and Meaning

The name Harlow is a boy's name meaning "rock hill or army hill".

A glamorous surname name most famously borne by 1930s icon Jean Harlow (born Harlean Carpenter), Harlow is also the name of a town in the English county of Essex. Outside of the UK, Harlow would fit right in with contemporaries Arlo and Marlow(e).

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Harlow Popularity

Famous People Named Harlow

  • Harlow Shapley
    American astronomer
  • Harlow Herbert Curtice
    American former CEO of GM
  • Harlow Giles Unger
    American historian

Harlow in Pop Culture

  • Harlow Edison
    character from the 1959 film "The Gazebo"