The story
- Old Norse · derived fromhaugr“hill mound”
- English todayHaug
* As a German surname, variant of Hugo, which shares the same origin as Hugh. Compare Hauck. * As a Norwegian surname, from Old Norse haugr (“hill mound”).
Words from the same roots
Old Norsehaugr all →
howhugehoweHauglandIngleby Greenhow
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.