Surname

Highgate

“high”

Highgate is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Highgate goes back to Old English hēah, meaning “high.”

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Where it comes from

Highgate comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English hēah (“high”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Highgate’s family of names

In English usage, Highgate as a surname has a related form in Heygate.

Walk Highgate’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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Old Norse

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“hound”

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Old English

Higham

“high”

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Old English

Highley

“woodland clearing, glade”

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Old English

Hindmarsh

“behind”

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Old English

Hindley

“hind, female deer”

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Old English

Hickling

“belonging to”

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Old English

Hilling

“hill-dweller”

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Old English

Hyslop

“hazel”

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Sibling ideas

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