"Haugh" meaning in English

See Haugh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Haughs [plural]
Etymology: * As an Irish surname, from Ó hEachach (“descendant of Eochu”), a popular name derived from Old Irish ech (“horse”). * As an English and Scottish surname, from Early Scots halh (“minor elevation in a marshland”). * Also as an English surname, variant of Hough. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|-}} Irish, {{der|en|sga|ech|t=horse}} Old Irish ech (“horse”), {{der|en|enm-esc|healh|halh|t=minor elevation in a marshland}} Early Scots halh (“minor elevation in a marshland”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Haugh (plural Haughs)
  1. An English surname. Wikipedia link: Eochu

Inflected forms

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