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hewes

hewes is the plural of hewe.

Meaning of hewe

Noun

hewe (plural hewes)

  1. (obsolete) A domestic; a servant or retainer.

Proper noun capitalized: Hewes

Hewes

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Origin of hewes

From Hugh + patronymic suffix -s.

Questions about hewes

What does hewes mean?
Hewes means a surname originating as a patronymic.
What is hewes the plural of?
Hewes is the plural of hewe.
What part of speech is hewes?
Hewes is a proper noun.

Words near hewes in the dictionary

  1. hewer
  2. hewers
  3. hewers of wood and drawers of water
  4. Hewertson
  5. Hewertsons
  6. hewes
  7. hewest
  8. heweth
  9. Hewetson
  10. Hewett
  11. hewettite

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hewes (page history and authors); Hewes (page history and authors); hewe (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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