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Hawthorne.

A topographic or habitational surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a hawthorn hedge or in a place with such a name.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈhɔː.θɔːn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈhɔ.θoɹn//ˈhɑ.θoɹn/cot-caught-merger/ˈhɒ.θɒn/Canada

  1. A topographic or habitational surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a hawthorn hedge or in a place with such a name.

  2. Numerous places: An eastern suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

  3. Numerous places: Numerous places in the United States: A city in Los Angeles County, California.

  4. Numerous places: Numerous places in the United States: A city in Alachua County, Florida.

  5. Numerous places: Numerous places in the United States: A township in White County, Illinois.

  6. Numerous places: Numerous places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Iowa.

  7. Numerous places: Numerous places in the United States: An eastern neighbourhood of Louisville, Kentucky.

  8. Numerous places: Numerous places in the United States: A northern neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

  9. Numerous places: Numerous places in the United States: A census-designated place, the county seat of Mineral County, Nevada.

  10. Numerous places: Numerous places in the United States: A borough in Passaic County, New Jersey.

  11. Numerous places: Numerous places in the United States: A census-designated place in the town of Mount Pleasant, Westchester County, New York.

  12. Numerous places: Numerous places in the United States: A district of Portland, Oregon, named after James C. Hawthorne.

  13. Numerous places: Numerous places in the United States: A neighbourhood in south Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

  14. Numerous places: Numerous places in the United States: A neighbourhood in north-west Washington, D.C..

  15. Numerous places: Numerous places in the United States: A town and unincorporated community therein, in Douglas County, Wisconsin.

  16. Numerous places: Numerous places in the United States: Former name of Cicero: a town in Cook County, Illinois.

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Variant of Hawthorn.

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