Howden
town · East Riding of Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Howden is thought to derive from Old English 'hoh' meaning 'heel' or 'spur of land' and 'denu' meaning 'valley'. It describes a valley with a projecting feature.
Word origins
- hoh
- Old EnglishAttestedheel, spur of land(from hoh "heel, spur of land")
- denu
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley(from denu "valley")
Historical forms
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