Hookway
hamlet · Devon
Old EnglishAI-generated
The name Hookway likely derives from an Old English personal name and a topographical term. It could mean 'Hūca's path' or 'the crooked path'.
Word origins
- Hook
- Old EnglishPossibly a personal name (Hūca) or descriptive of shape.(from Hūca "personal name", hōc "hook, corner, projecting piece of land")
- way
- Old Englishpath, road.(from weg "way, road")
Historical forms
Hokeweye