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Haywood

  • /ˈheɪwʊd/

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From Old English ġehæg (“fence, enclosure”) + wudu (“wood”).

proper noun Haywoods · Heawood · Heywood

  1. countable, uncountable A civil parish and hamlet south-west of Hereford, Herefordshire, England, served by Callow and Haywood Group Parish Council (OS grid ref SO4834).
  2. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Owston parish and Moss parish, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5812).
  3. countable, uncountable A hamlet in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9754).
  4. countable, uncountable A community in the Rural Municipality of Grey, Manitoba, Canada.
  5. countable, uncountable Former name of Hayward, California.
  6. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky.
  7. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Chatham County, North Carolina.
  8. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.
  9. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Madison County, Virginia.
  10. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Harrison County, West Virginia.
  11. countable A habitational surname from Old English.

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"Haywood." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/haywood. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Haywood. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/haywood

Chicago

"Haywood." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/haywood.

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@misc{haywood_2026,
  title = {Haywood},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/haywood},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}