Given name & surname
Henshaw
“corner, angle, nook”
Henshaw is a surname from Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Henshaw goes back to a word meaning “corner, angle, nook.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Henshaw’s family of names
In English usage, Henshaw as a surname has a related form in HENSHALL. In English usage, Henshaw as a surname has a related form in HINSHAW.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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