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Type Surname
Usage English, Dutch
Pronounced Pron. /ˈhoʊs/(English) /ˈhʊːz/(Dutch)  [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsHowes

Meaning & History

Some characteristic forenames: German Otto.

English (Suffolk): variant of Howes.

Dutch: nickname for a courteous person, from Middle Dutch hovesc, hoesch ‘courtly, courteous’ (literally ‘as at a court’).
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