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Hood.

A surname.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/hʊd/

  1. A surname.

    countable · uncountable

  2. A placename: A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States.

    countable · uncountable

  3. A placename: An unincorporated community in Madison County, Virginia, United States.

    countable · uncountable

  4. A placename: Ellipsis of Hood County.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · ellipsis · uncountable

  5. A placename: Ellipsis of Hood River.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · ellipsis · uncountable
Where this word comes from

* As an English and Scottish surname, from the noun hood. * Also as an English surname, from the Middle English name Hode, a variant of Ode or Odd with prosthetic H-, see Ott, Oates, and also compare Hodson. * Also as an English and Scottish surname, variant of Hudd. * As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó hUid (“descendant of Ud”). Compare Mahood. * As a French surname, Americanized from Houde.

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