Howwood Road
suburban area · Renfrewshire
Old NorseSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
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 EnglishAttestedwood(from wudu "wood")
- Road
- Old Englishroad
Historical forms
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