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.

# 852 on Nameberry

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Marlowe Popularity

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