Hayes
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- //heɪz//
A surname An English habitational surname from Old English.
proper noun
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A surname An English habitational surname from Old English.
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A surname A surname from Irish, anglicised from Ó hAodha (“descendant of Aodh”)
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A male given name transferred from the surname.
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A placename: Any of a number of places; those outside Britain named for persons with the surname.
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A placename: A place in England: A town in the borough of Hillingdon, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ1080).
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A placename: A place in England: A suburb in the borough of Bromley, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ4066).
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A placename: A commune in Moselle department, Grand Est, France.
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A placename: A settlement in Jamaica.
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A placename: A rural locality in Derwent Valley council area, Tasmania, Australia.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A former settlement in Fresno County, California.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Stanley County, South Dakota.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in the town of How, Oconto County, Wisconsin.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Hayes Township.
Etymology
*As an English locational surname, from Old English hæs (“brushwood”) (see hris) and Middle English hay (“enclosure”), heye. *As an Irish surname, from Ó hAodha (“descendant of Aodh”).
Forms
- plural
- Hayeses
Hayes · A surname An English habitational surname from Old English.
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