Homewood
suburban area · Cumberland
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Homewood likely refers to a wood or forest near a homestead or dwelling. 'Hom' relates to home or dwelling, and 'wood' to a forest.
Word origins
- Home
- Old EnglishAttestedhomestead, dwelling(from hām "homestead, village")
- Wood
- Old EnglishAttestedwood, forest(from wudu "wood, forest")