Etymology

Hoar Cross

Today it means: A small village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1223). Full definition →

Old English hār
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  1. Old English · derived fromhār
  2. English todayHoar Cross

From Old English hār + cros, first recorded as Horcros in 1230 and thought to refer to grey cross or boundary cross; cross may refer to the crossroads there.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhār all →

hareHarlanHargroveHargravehoarHarstonCharlton Horethornehoar frost

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.