Hathaway

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Hathaway

/ˈhæθəweɪ/ US

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Two possible origins:

* A topographic surname for someone who lived by a path across a heath, from Old English hǣþ (“heath, untilled land”) + weġ (“way”).

* A metronymic surname from an Old English personal name *Heaþuwig, which is composed of the elements heaþu (“stife, contention”) and wīg (“war”). Cognate with German Hedwig.

proper noun Hathaways · Hadaway · Haddaway · Hardaway · Hardway · Hataway

countable A surname from Old English. Yes, it must be hell. It hasn't stopped Hathaway, though. The star of The Princess Diaries and The Princess Diaries 2 is now the star of One Day, playing complicated, mousey Yorkshireperson Emma Morley.
countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, United States.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States.

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Closest in meaning: berkshire, hatheway, hatherton, hathorne, hathcock, hatherall, hathorn, hadaway, hawken, hathcox, haworth, haith, hadley, haywood, hawley, hartley

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@misc{hathaway_2026,
  title = {Hathaway},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hathaway},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}