Howtown
hamlet · Westmorland and Furness
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Howtown likely means 'the farm or village by the hill'. It combines the Old English 'hōh' (heel, or a hill) with 'tūn' (farmstead, village, estate).
Word origins
- Howtown
- Old EnglishAttestedFarm or village by the hill(from hōh "heel, hill", tūn "farmstead, village, estate")