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Howe when derived from the Template:Lang-non means hill, knoll, or mound and may refer to a tumulus, or barrow.[1] However when derived from Template:Lang-ang it can refer to a hollow or dell.[2]

Places

In the United Kingdom

In the United States

Elsewhere

People

Historic American buildings

Schools

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

References

  1. ^ Kenneth Cameron, (1963), English Place-names, page 117. Taylor & Francis
  2. ^ Eric Partridge, (1977), Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English, page 1370. Routledge. ISBN 0203421140