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Hawthorne

Haw·thorne

UK/ˈhɔː.θɔːn/US/ˈhɔ.θoɹn/US, cot caught merger/ˈhɑ.θoɹn/Canada/ˈhɒ.θɒn/

proper noun

A topographic or habitational surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a hawthorn hedge or in a place with such a name.

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Meanings

proper noun

A topographic or habitational surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a hawthorn hedge or in a place with such a name.
Numerous places:
1. An eastern suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
2. A city in Los Angeles County, California.
3. A city in Alachua County, Florida.
4. A township in White County, Illinois.
5. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Iowa.
6. An eastern neighbourhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
7. A northern neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
8. A census-designated place, the county seat of Mineral County, Nevada.
9. A borough in Passaic County, New Jersey.
10. A census-designated place in the town of Mount Pleasant, Westchester County, New York.
11. A district of Portland, Oregon, named after James C. Hawthorne.
12. A neighbourhood in south Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
13. A neighbourhood in north-west Washington, D.C..
14. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Douglas County, Wisconsin.
15. Former name of Cicero: a town in Cook County, Illinois.

Origin

Variant of Hawthorn.

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APA

Hawthorne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hawthorne

MLA

“Hawthorne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hawthorne. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hawthorne,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hawthorne.

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