Howe

Howe when derived from the Old Norse: haugr means hill, knoll, or mound and may refer to a tumulus, or barrow. However when derived from Old English: hol it can refer to a hollow or dell.

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