Hawthorne

Hawthorne

See also: hawthorne

English

Etymology

Variant of Hawthorn.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hawthorne

  1. A topographic or habitational surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a hawthorn hedge or in a place with such a name.
  2. Numerous places:
    1. An eastern suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
    2. Numerous places in the United States:
      1. A city in Los Angeles County, California.
      2. A city in Alachua County, Florida.
      3. A township in White County, Illinois.
      4. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Iowa.
      5. An eastern neighbourhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
      6. A northern neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
      7. A census-designated place, the county seat of Mineral County, Nevada.
      8. A borough in Passaic County, New Jersey.
      9. A census-designated place in the town of Mount Pleasant, Westchester County, New York.
      10. A district of Portland, Oregon, named after James C. Hawthorne.
      11. A neighbourhood in south Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
      12. A neighbourhood in north-west Washington, D.C..
      13. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Douglas County, Wisconsin.
      14. Former name of Cicero: a town in Cook County, Illinois.

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