Haywood.
A placename:
Meaning & usage
A placename: A civil parish and hamlet south-west of Hereford, Herefordshire, England, served by Callow and Haywood Group Parish Council (OS grid ref SO4834).
A placename: A hamlet in Owston parish and Moss parish, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5812).
A placename: A hamlet in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9754).
A placename: A community in the Rural Municipality of Grey, Manitoba, Canada.
A number of places in the United States: Former name of Hayward, California.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Chatham County, North Carolina.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Madison County, Virginia.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Harrison County, West Virginia.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
From Old English ġehæg (“fence, enclosure”) + wudu (“wood”).
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