Henshaw

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A village and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY765645). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A suburb of Yeadon, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2040). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From the Old English personal name *Heþin + -s- + healh (“corner, angle, nook”).

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