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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