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Hawley

Hawley proper noun: a village in Blackwater and Hawley parish, Hart district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU8559).

Proper noun

Hawley (countable and uncountable, plural Hawleys)

  1. A village in Blackwater and Hawley parish, Hart district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU8559).
  2. A village in Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley parish, Dartford district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5471).
  3. An unincorporated community in Blaine County, Idaho, United States.
  4. A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States.
  5. A town in Clay County, Minnesota, United States.
  6. A ghost town in Wright County, Missouri, United States.
  7. A borough in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  8. A city in Jones County, Texas, United States.
  9. A habitational surname from Old English.
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Forms of Hawley

pluralHawleys

Origin of Hawley

Two main origins: * The village in Hampshire is from Old English heall (“hall, dwelling, house”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to hall + -ley (“lea”). * The village in Kent is from Old English hāliġ (“holy, sacred”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to holy + -ley (“lea”).

Words formed from Hawley

Questions about Hawley

What does Hawley mean?
Hawley means a village in Blackwater and Hawley parish, Hart district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU8559).
What part of speech is Hawley?
Hawley is a proper noun.

Words near Hawley in the dictionary

  1. hawky
  2. Hawkyard
  3. Hawkyards
  4. Hawkyns
  5. Hawler
  6. Hawley
  7. Hawley Beach
  8. hawleyite
  9. Hawleys
  10. Hawling
  11. hawm

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