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Hawes

//ˈhɔːz// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 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).
  2. 2
    A surname originating as a patronymic. countable, uncountable

    "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.”"

  3. 3
    plural of Hawe form-of, plural
  4. 4
    A township in Alcona County, Michigan, United States. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hals (“neck”).

Etymology 2

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

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