Hook.
A surname.
Meaning & usage
A surname.
A number of places in the United Kingdom: A hamlet in Wimblington parish, Fenland district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TF4293).
A number of places in the United Kingdom: A hamlet in Chardstock parish, East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref ST3005).
A number of places in the United Kingdom: A village and civil parish near Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7625).
A number of places in the United Kingdom: A suburb in the borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1865).
A number of places in the United Kingdom: A large village and civil parish in Hart district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7254).
A number of places in the United Kingdom: A hamlet in Fareham borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5005).
A number of places in the United Kingdom: A hamlet in Timsbury parish, Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST6758).
A number of places in the United Kingdom: A village in Lydiard Tregoze parish, near Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0784).
A number of places in the United Kingdom: A village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9711).
A rural locality in South Canterbury, Canterbury, New Zealand, on the Hook River.
Where this word comes from
* As an English surname, from the noun hook. * As a Swedish surname, from hök (“hawk”). * As a Dutch surname, Americanized from Hoek; compare Vanhook.
Alternative form of Hoek (“member of Dutch faction”)
Where this word comes from
* As an English surname, from the noun hook. * As a Swedish surname, from hök (“hawk”). * As a Dutch surname, Americanized from Hoek; compare Vanhook.
Try it on your idea.
Hook has 4 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.