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Hodnet

Hodnet proper noun: a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ613286).

Proper noun

Hodnet (countable and uncountable, plural Hodnets)

  1. A village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ613286).
  2. A habitational surname from Welsh.

Forms of Hodnet

pluralHodnets
alternative formHodnett

Origin of Hodnet

From Welsh hawdd (“pleasant, peaceful”) + nant (“brook, stream”).

Questions about Hodnet

What does Hodnet mean?
Hodnet means a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ613286).
What part of speech is Hodnet?
Hodnet is a proper noun.

Words near Hodnet in the dictionary

  1. hodmandod
  2. hodmandods
  3. hodmedod
  4. hodmedods
  5. hodmen
  6. Hodnet
  7. Hodnets
  8. Hodnett
  9. Hodnetts
  10. Hodo
  11. hodo-

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