-hou
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-hou is a suffix found commonly in Channel Islands and Norman names. It is the Norman language version of the Old Norse holmr, meaning a small island, and often found anglicised elsewhere as "holm". It can still be found in modern Scandinavian languages, e.g. Stockholm.
The Norman toponym and diminutive hommet/houmet also derives from this element.
In Parisian French, the equivalent is îlot, which is cognate with the English "islet".
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[edit] Bailiwick of Guernsey
- Off Guernsey
- Lihou
- Les Houmets including - Houmet Benest/Benet, Houmet Paradis & Houmet Hommetol (Omptolle).
- Off Alderney
- Off Herm
- Jethou
- Le Plat Houmet
- Off Sark
[edit] Bailiwick of Jersey
- Les Écréhous
- Le Plat Hommet
- Le Hommet du Ouaisné
- Les Hommets
- La Rocco (from rocque-hou)
- Icho (from ic-hou)
[edit] Normandy
[edit] References
- Noms de lieux de Normandie, René Lepelley, 1999 Paris ISBN 2-86253-247-9
- Jersey Place Names, Stevens, Arthur & Stevens, 1986 Jersey ISBN 0901897175
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