Hopwood

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proper noun

A suburb of Heywood in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD865095).

OriginOld English hop →
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Meanings

proper nounHopwood (countable and uncountable, plural Hopwoods)

plural Hopwoods

  1. countableuncountableA suburb of Heywood in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD865095).
  2. countableuncountableA village in Alvechurch parish, Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SP030749).
  3. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  4. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhop“valley among hills”
  2. EnglishHopwood

From Old English hop (“valley among hills”) + wudu (“wood”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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