"Haw" meaning in English

See Haw in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Haws [plural]
Etymology: From Old English haga (“enclosure”). Also a back-formation from Middle English Hawkin, a diminutive of Harry or of a given name meaning "a hawk". Doublet of Haig. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|haga||enclosure}} Old English haga (“enclosure”), {{ncog|enm|Hawkin}} Middle English Hawkin, {{doublet|en|Haig}} Doublet of Haig Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Haws}} Haw (plural Haws)
  1. A topographic and patronymic surname transferred from the given name.
    Sense id: en-Haw-en-name-C520bX0E Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. A river in the US state of North Carolina. Categories (place): Rivers in the United States
    Sense id: en-Haw-en-name-kTkM3seF Disambiguation of Rivers in the United States: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Haw Creek, New Haw

Inflected forms

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