Hawes Side
suburban area · Blackpool
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Hawes Side likely refers to the side or slope of a hill ('haw') where hawthorn trees grew. 'Haw' can also mean a hedge or enclosure.
Word origins
- haga
- Old EnglishAttestedhawthorn, hedge, enclosure(from haga "hawthorn")
- hēafod
- Old EnglishAttestedhead, top(from hēafod "head, top")
- sīd
- Old Englishside, slope(from sīd "side")