Hookway

H4O1O1K5W4A1Y4

proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English hōc →
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Meanings

proper nounHookway (plural Hookways)

plural Hookways

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhōc“hook; hook-shaped bend in a river”
  2. EnglishHookway

Habitational surname from a minor place near Crediton, Devon, from Old English hōc (“hook; hook-shaped bend in a river”) + weġ (“way, path, road”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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