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