English word origin

Etymology of Soho

From the hunting cry soho.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

name

An area of the West End, in central London.

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

From the hunting cry soho.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

name

An area partly in Sandwell borough, and partly in Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0389).

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

Believed to be an abbreviation of south house.

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Machine-source provenance

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