The English language surname Hawkins originated in the 11th century in Kent, England. Its meaning comes from the word "hawking", meaning "falconry". Hawkins may have evolved to the variant "Haughan" or "O'haughan" due to migration of peoples to Ireland during the Civil War in the 16th century.
English: topographic name from Middle English hauk, hauek 'hawk' + ley(e) 'open country', 'grassland', 'field', or a habitational name from Hawkesley Hall in King's Norton, Worcestershire, named from the Old English personal name Heafoc or Old English heafoc 'hawk', 'clearing' + leah 'wood', 'clearing'.
Hawley Name Meaning. English and Scottish: habitational name from any of various places called Hawley. One in Kent is named with Old English halig 'holy' + leah 'wood', 'clearing', and would therefore have once been the site of a sacred grove.
The name Hawley reached England in the great wave of migration following the Norman Conquest of 1066. ... The most probable derivation of this name suggests that it comes from the Old Norman word haugr, which means mound, and the Old English leah, which means clearing.
The ancestors of the name Hawthorne date back to the days of the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from their residence in the settlement of Hawthorn in the county of Durham, or near a hawthorn shrub or tree. ... The surname Hawthorne is derived from the Old English word haguthorn, which means hawthorn.
Hayden is a given name in the English language. The name is variant of the given name Haydn, which is derived from the surname Haydn in honour of composer Joseph Haydn (1732–1809). The surname Haydn originated as a respelling of the nickname Heiden, meaning "heathen".
The name Haydn is a Welsh baby name. In Welsh the meaning of the name Haydn is: Fire. Derived from the Celtic name Aidan.
Welsh Meaning: The name Haydon is a Welsh baby name. In Welsh the meaning of the name Haydon is: Fire. Derived from the Celtic name Aidan.
Meaning & History. From the Roman cognomen Hadrianus, which meant "from Hadria" in Latin. Hadria was the name of two Roman settlements. The first (modern Adria) is in northern Italy and was an important Etruscan port town. The second (modern Atri) is in central Italy and was named after the northern town.
Derived from name of Irish god. In Ireland, Hayes originated as a Gaelic polygenetic surname "O hAodha", meaning descendant of Aodh ("fire"), or of Aed, an Irish mythological god.
