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Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈhəʊd/, /ˈhə́wd/  [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsHeath, Hoath, O'Hode, Oade, Oades, Oadt, Odo

Meaning & History

topographic name for someone who lived on a heath from Middle English hoth "heath" (Old English hath a by form of Old English hæþ) or a habitational name from a place so named such as Hoath in Kent. Variant of Heath.
Added yesterday by Paradiso36