English Explanatory Dictionary

Hawes

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A small market town and civil parish (served by Hawes and High Abbotside Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SD8789).
name
  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A township in Alcona County, Michigan, United States.
name
  1. plural of Hawe

Pronunciation

/ˈhɔːz/

Word forms

Hawes Haweses

Etymology

From Old Norse hals (“neck”).

Derived words

Hawesville
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