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English word origin

Etymology of Hoo

From Old English hōh; see hoo.

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Unnumbered source etymology

Original entry ↗
name

The village of Hoo St Werburgh on the Hoo Peninsula in Kent, England. · A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM2558).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Old English hōh; see hoo.

Relationships mentioned by the source

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  • Inherited-form mentionhōhang
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Dump: 2026-10-01 · Extracted: 2026-10-30. These are snapshot dates, not the word’s first attestation or the page’s revision date.

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Machine-source provenance
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