In English, a shaw is small wood, copse, thicket, or grove, from Old English sceaga meaning wood or thicket, referring to small wooded area or clearing, and also surname Shaw meaning person living near wood. In English language, shaw as noun means small wood, thicket, or grove of trees, from Old English sceaga meaning copse, used in place names and surnames, like someone living by shaw would be called Shaw, meaning dweller by wood. Shaw as place name is common in England like Shaw in Lancashire, meaning small wood. In modern English, shaw is archaic word rarely used except in surnames and place names, but historically meant wooded area. Additionally, shaw in English can refer to Shaw Communications company in Canada, and Shaw as surname. So what is a shaw in English? It is small wood or thicket, from Old English sceaga, meaning copse or grove, used as surname for person living near wood, and as place name, with related words like shawl which is different origin from Persian, but shaw itself means wooded area in old English usage.
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