Haverhill

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UK/ˈheɪvəhɪl/UK/ˈheɪvɹɪl/

proper noun

A market town and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in St Edmundsbury district, on the border with Essex (OS grid ref TL6745).

OriginOld English *hæfera →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A market town and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in St Edmundsbury district, on the border with Essex (OS grid ref TL6745).
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. A town in Palm Beach County, Florida.
    2. A small city in Marshall County, Iowa.
    3. An unincorporated community in Butler County, Kansas.
    4. A city in Essex County, Massachusetts.
    5. A township in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
    6. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
    7. An unincorporated community in Green Township, Scioto County, Ohio.

Origin

  1. Old English*hæfera“oats”
  2. EnglishHaverhill

From either Old English *hæfera (“oats”) or hæfer (“billy (goat)”) + hyll (“hill”).

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APA

Haverhill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haverhill

MLA

“Haverhill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haverhill. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Haverhill,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haverhill.

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