Hodder.
An English surname originating as an occupation, for the trade name hodder
Meaning & usage
An English surname originating as an occupation, for the trade name hodder
A river in Lancashire, England, tributary to the Ribble.
Where this word comes from
(surname): From Middle English occupational name for a maker of hoods, from Old English hod (“hood”), from Proto-Germanic *hōdaz. :(river): From Brythonic, said to mean "pleasant water," with the second element from Proto-Brythonic *duβr. The first element is uncertain, but compare Welsh hawdd (“easy, prosperous, pleasant”).
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