Origin and meaning. The surname authority P. H. Reaney (1958, p. 166) states that Hodgson is derived from "son of Hodge" and that Hodge, in turn, is a "pet-form of Roger".
Holbrook Name Meaning. English: habitational name from any of various places, for example in Derbyshire, Dorset, and Suffolk, so called from Old English hol 'hollow', 'sunken' + broc 'stream'.
The name Holden is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Holden is: From the hollow in the valley. Both a surname and place name. Famous Bearer: Holden Caulfield, the hero of J. D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye.
Holmes Family History. Holmes Name Meaning. English (chiefly central and northern England): variant of Holme. Scottish: probably a habitational name from Holmes near Dundonald, or from a place so called in the barony of Inchestuir. Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Thomáis, Mac Thómais (see McComb).
Holt is a surname and placename, of Proto-Germanic origin and meaning a small wood or grove of trees. It derives from the Old English word holt and is a near-synonym of "wold" (from Old Englishwald), originally denoting a forested upland.
The name Homer is a Greek baby name. In Greek the meaning of the name Homer is: Security. Helmet maker. Pool in a hollow. Famous Bearer: Homer, the Greek poet who authored the Iliad and the Odyssey.
The name Horace is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name Horace is: Timekeeper. Derived from the Roman family clan name Horatius.
Horton is an Anglo-Saxon surname, deriving from the common English place-name Horton. It derives from Old English horu 'dirt' and tūn 'settlement, farm, estate', presumably meaning 'farm on muddy soil'.
The name Hosea is a Hebrew baby name. In Hebrew the meaning of the name Hosea is: Salvation.
Scandinavian Meaning: The name Howard is a Scandinavian baby name. In Scandinavian the meaning of the name Howard is: Noble watchman. Surname of one of the great houses of English nobility.
