Etymology

Hawes

H4A1W4E1S1

Today it means: A small market town and civil parish (served by Hawes and High Abbotside Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SD8789). Full definition →

Old Norse hals
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Hawes · proper noun1

  1. Old Norse · derived fromhals“neck”
  2. English todayHawes

From Old Norse hals (“neck”).

Hawes · proper noun2

From Hawe (“as a personal name”) + patronymic suffix -s.

Hawes · proper noun3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words from the same roots

Old Norsehals all →

Elsinorehalse

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