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Howwood Road

suburban area · Renfrewshire

Old NorseAI-generated

Howwood is likely derived from the Old Norse 'haugr wudu', meaning 'hill wood'. It refers to a wood located on or near a hill.

Word origins

How
Old Norsehill, mound(from haugr "hill, mound")
wood
Old Englishwood(from wudu "wood")
Road
Old Englishroad

Historical forms

Houwude