Huish
hamlet · Wiltshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Huish is a common placename derived from the Old English 'hiwisc', meaning a 'hide' of land, which was a unit of land sufficient to support a family.
Word origins
- hiwisc
- Old Englishhide of land(from hiw "household", isc "suffix denoting a unit")
Historical forms
Hiwis