howe
/haʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
An English topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived by a small hill.
Countable; Uncountable
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A small village and civil parish (without a council) in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM2799).
Countable; Uncountable
name
A small village and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE3580).
Countable; Uncountable
name
A scattered settlement in Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND3061).
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The plot tells the story of two New York bankers, Keene and Swift, the former having a daughter and the latter a son. Howe Swift, Jr., played by Mr. Rogers, has been educated abroad."
- "Surviving, besides his brother, are a widow, the former Jennie Teele, and a son Howe Coolidge Amee, a Cambridge lawyer."
- "Then there is the striking example of Howe Browne, the Marquess of Sligo, the former governor of Jamaica."
Etymology
* As an English surname, from Middle English hoʒe (“steep ridge”), a late variant of hōge, dative case of Old English hoh (“hock, heel”), with likely influence from Old Norse haugr (“hill”). * Also as an English surname, variant of Hugh, pronounced to rhyme with how. * As a Norwegian surname, Americanized from Hove, from the dative singular of Old Norse hof (“place of worship”). * As an Irish surname, variant of Haugh; also a variant of Hoey. * As a Chinese surname, variant romanization of 侯, see also Hou. * Also as a Chinese surname, possibly from Cantonese form of the names 豪 (háo), 浩, and 昊 (hào).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /haʊ/