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HENDIN. From hên-din, the old fortified hill.

HENDRA, HANDRA. From Hendra, name of places in Kenwyn, St. Dennis, and Mawgan in Meneage; or from Hendre in Madron; from hen-dre, -dra, the old town; or from Hendora in Cury; from heân-dour, the old water.

HENDY. From hên-ty, the old house.

HENNA. From hên, heân, old; or a Cornish form of Hen, for Henry.

HENNOR. From hên-oar, the old earth or land; or hên-aire (arth), the old head or promontory.

HENWOOD. From heân-coed, the old wood. There is a place named Henwood in Linkinhorne.

HEXT. (Found written Hexte and Hex.) This name may be from hext, used by Chaucer for "highest;" A. S. hexta; G. höchst, compar. of hoch, high. Hexte is found as a German name. It may also be of Cornish origin, for Tonkin derives Hexworthy, the name of a barton in Lanwhitton or Lawhitton, from hesk, hesken, a reed or bulrush; and Hext may be derived from a plural, perhaps heskydd.

HINDER. See Hender.

HINDOM. From hên-don, the old hill.

HINGASTON, HINGESTON, HINGSTON. There are Hingston Downs in Callington; Hen-gas-don would signify the old dirty hill; but these names may also be derived from the parish of Hinxton, co. Cambridge; perhaps from Hingest's town.

HOSKEN, HOSKIN, HOSKING, HOSKYN, HOSKINS. From Park-Hoskin, the park of rushes.

HOTTAN, HOTTEN, HOTTON, HOYTEN. Cornish forms of Otto, gen. Ottonis, for Ottavio, L. Octavius. Hence Eutin, a town of N. Germany, cap. princip. Lübeck.E 2

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