Marlowe

Variation of Marlow, English

"driftwood"

Updated Fri Nov 15 2024

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Marlowe Origin and Meaning

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

Is it Marlo, Marlow, or Marlowe? Suddenly they all seem very much in the air, in tune with rhyming cousins Harlow and Arlo. It all started when Margaret Julia Thomas began being known as Marlo (after being previously nicknamed Margie and Marlow). More recently, Jason Schwartzman used the e-ending version for his young daughter, Marlowe Rivers, as did Sienna Miller for her baby girl Marlowe Ottoline.

While we love the o-sound at the end and think that Marlo or Marlow or Marlowe, however it's spelling, has an attractively lush sound, we do find the trio a bit confusing.

Marlowe is, of course, a popular surname, going back to sixteen century poet and playwright Christopher and also exemplified by iconic Raymond Chandler private eye Philip.

# 836 in the US

Marlowe Rank in US Top 1000

# 272 on Nameberry

Marlowe Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Marlowe Popularity

836US2023
272Nameberry2024
53Unique2019
158Unisex2023
547Future2028
559England2021

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Famous People Named Marlowe

Marlowe Peyton
American actress
Marlowe Rivers Schwartzman (b. 2010)
daughter of actor Jason Schwartzman
Marlowe Monroe Bratcher (b. 2014)
daughter of actress Jenna von Oy and Brad Bratcher
Marlowe Mae Martino (b. 2014)
daughter of soccer player and actress Kyle and Eva Amurri Martino
Marlowe Masterson Stowell (b. 2015)
daughter of actress Alanna Masterson and photographer Brick Stowell

Marlowe in Pop Culture

Marlowe Lassiter
wife of main character Carlton Lassiter on TV's "Psych"
Katherine Marlowe
character in "Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception"
Lucien Marlowe
genderqueer character in the webcomic "Riverside Extras" by Miri Chamberlain