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Revision as of 20:30, 19 March 2015
Howe when derived from the Old Norse: haugr means hill, knoll, or mound and may refer to a tumulus, or barrow.[1] However when derived from Old English: hol it can refer to a hollow or dell.[2]
Places
In the United Kingdom
- Howe, North Yorkshire, a small village and civil parish
- Howe, Norfolk, a village and civil parish
- Castle Howe, Kendal, Cumbria
- Maeshowe, Orkney, Scotland
- Howe of Fife, Scotland
In the United States
- Howe, Idaho, an unincorporated community
- Howe, Indiana, an unincorporated town
- Howe, Minneapolis, a neighborhood in the city of Minneapolis
- Howe, Nebraska, unincorporated community
- Howe, Oklahoma, a town
- Howe, Texas, a town
- Howe Township (disambiguation)
- Howe Caverns, New York
Elsewhere
- Cape Howe, on the border between New South Wales and Victoria, Australia
- Howe Island, Ontario, Canada
- Howe Sound, British Columbia, Canada
- Île Howe, one of the Kerguelen Islands
- Mount Howe, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
- Howe Glacier, Queen Maud Mountains, Antarctica
People
- Howe (surname)
- Howe Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo (1788-1845), Irish peer and colonial governor
Historic American buildings
- Howe House (Cambridge, Massachusetts), on the National Register of Historic Places
- Howe Building, Lowell, Massachusetts, on the National Register of Historic Places
- Howe School, Billerica, Massachusetts, on the National Register of Historic Places
- Howe Barn, Ipswich, Massachusetts, on the National Register of Historic Places
- Howe Tavern (College Corner, Ohio), on the National Register of Historic Places
- Wayside Inn, Sudbury, Massachusetts, originally called the Howe Tavern
Schools
- Howe High School (Howe, Oklahoma)
- Howe High School (Texas), Howe, Texas
- Howe Military School, Howe, Indiana
Other
- HMS Howe, several British warships with this name
- Howe baronets, two extinct titles in the Baronetage of England
- Howe & Co, a firm of solicitors in Ealing, London, England
See also
- Howe of Fife
- Lord Howe Island, Australia