Hayes

//heɪz// name, noun

name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of haye form-of, plural
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname; An English habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A surname; A surname from Irish, anglicised from Ó hAodha (“descendant of Aodh”) countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename; Any of a number of places; those outside Britain named for persons with the surname. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename; A place in England:; A town in the borough of Hillingdon, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ1080). countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename; A place in England:; A suburb in the borough of Bromley, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ4066). countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename; A commune in Moselle department, Grand Est, France. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename; A settlement in Jamaica. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A placename; A rural locality in Derwent Valley council area, Tasmania, Australia. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A former settlement in Fresno County, California. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Stanley County, South Dakota. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in the town of How, Oconto County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A number of townships in the United States, listed under Hayes Township. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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helen hayesrutherford birchard hayes

Example

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"Rutherford Hayes was born in Ohio in 1822."

Etymology

*As an English locational surname, from Old English hæs (“brushwood”) (see hris) and Middle English hay (“enclosure”), heye. *As an Irish surname, from Ó hAodha (“descendant of Aodh”).

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