Meanings
Hawes1
- 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).
Hawes2
plural Haweses
- countableuncountableA surname originating as a patronymic.
Mike Hawes, the chief executive of the UK-based Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, said: “Manufacturers are committed to meeting all necessary safety and environmental regulations, but we cannot forecast how this crisis will unfold or what new requirements may be needed.”
2020 March 27, Gwyn Topham, Fiona Harvey, “Carmakers accused of trying to use crisis to avert emissions crackdown”, in The Guardian - countableuncountableA township in Alcona County, Michigan, United States.
Hawes3
- pluralplural of Hawe
Origin
Hawes · proper noun
- Old Norsehals“neck”
- EnglishHawes
From Old Norse hals (“neck”).
More words from Old Norse
Full word history & related roots →Hawes · proper noun
From Hawe (“as a personal name”) + patronymic suffix -s.
Full word history & related roots →Hawes · proper noun
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
Hawes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hawes
“Hawes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hawes. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hawes,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hawes.
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