Hook's Cross
hamlet · Hertfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This hamlet's name likely combines a personal name or descriptive term 'Hook' with the Old English word 'cros', meaning a cross. It refers to a cross associated with someone named Hook or a place called Hook.
Word origins
- Hook's
- Old EnglishAttestedPossessive form of a personal name or place name(from Hoc "personal name or place name element")
- Cross
- Old EnglishAttestedCross(from cros "cross")