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tiompan Jan 22, 2009 21:32:31
Replying to dee

dee wrote:
???? I dont understand your reply. I was just giving another example of a 'low' Hounslow meaning 'Hund's Mound'....google it.
Similarly , other hoe place names Plymouth , Iven ,Wiven .

D dee
dee Jan 22, 2009 21:48:58
Replying to tiompan

Ahhhh...ok!

F FourWinds
FourWinds Jan 23, 2009 07:29:50
Replying to tiompan

tiompan wrote:
dee wrote:
???? I dont understand your reply. I was just giving another example of a 'low' Hounslow meaning 'Hund's Mound'....google it.
Similarly , other hoe place names Plymouth , Iven ,Wiven .
You have to be careful around the south coast. The Hoe in Plymouth is more likely to have the same root as the Dutch "Hoek", as in the Hook of Holland, which does not mean high place, but corner or bend - where our words like hooked come from.

The Ho! in Westard Ho! comes from nowhere in particular - it is from the Kingsley novel !!!