Hawes.
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).
Meaning & usage
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).
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse hals (“neck”).
A surname originating as a patronymic.
A township in Alcona County, Michigan, United States.
Where this word comes from
From Hawe (“as a personal name”) + patronymic suffix -s.
plural of Hawe
Where this word comes from
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