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Howe¹

  • /haʊ/ UK

Where it comes from

* 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).

proper noun Howes

  1. countable, uncountable An English topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived by a small hill.
  2. countable, uncountable A male given name transferred from the surname. 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.
  3. countable, uncountable A small village and civil parish (without a council) in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM2799).
  4. countable, uncountable A small village and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE3580).
  5. countable, uncountable A scattered settlement in Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND3061).
  6. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Butte County, Idaho.
  7. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community and census-designated place in LaGrange County, Indiana.
  8. countable, uncountable A neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  9. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Nemaha County, Nebraska.
  10. countable, uncountable A town in Le Flore County, Oklahoma.
  11. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
  12. countable, uncountable A town in Grayson County, Texas.
  13. countable, uncountable Three townships, in Pennsylvania (2), and North Dakota, listed under Howe Township.

howe²

noun howes

  1. alternative Alternative form of how (a tumulus, a bowl barrow).

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hui, hao, ece, cepe, hoey, beresford, abell, hau, fontana, luk, knoll, barrow, tumulus, mound, cairn, hillock

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Chicago

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

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@misc{howe_2026,
  title = {howe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/howe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}