name
Meaning 1
An English surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
haugh
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Northern-England, Scotland: /hɔː/
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Northern-England, Scotland: /hɔːx/
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rhymes with -ɔː
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rhymes with -ɔːx
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CMU ARPABET: HH AO1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A low-lying meadow by the side of a river.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, Northern-England, Scotland
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inch
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
* As an Irish surname, from Ó hEachach (“descendant of Eochu”), a popular name derived from Old Irish ech (“horse”). * As an English and Scottish surname, from Early Scots halh (“minor elevation in a marshland”). * Also as an English surname, variant of Hough.
From Northern English dialectal and Scots haugh, from Northern Middle English *halgh, from Old English healh (“corner, nook”), from Proto-West Germanic *halh. Doublet of hale.