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Surname Etymology and Meaning of HAWES
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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.
- patronymic from Haw 2.
- from a Norman female personal name, Haueis, from Germanic Haduwidis, composed of the elements hadu ‘strife’, ‘contention’ + widi ‘wide’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)
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