Hawes

See also: hawes

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɔːz/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hals (“neck”).

Proper noun

Hawes

  1. 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). [1]

Etymology 2

From Hawe (“as a personal name”) + patronymic suffix -s.

Proper noun

Hawes (countable and uncountable, plural Haweses)

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
    • 2020 March 27, Gwyn Topham, Fiona Harvey, “Carmakers accused of trying to use crisis to avert emissions crackdown”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
      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.”
  2. A township in Alcona County, Michigan, United States.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Hawes

  1. plural of Hawe

References

  1. ^ Parish map (North Yorkshire)

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