Surname · also Middle English

Huish

Huish is a surname from Middle English, ultimately from Old English.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Huish comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Middle English Hiwis, from Old English hīwisċ.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

If you love Huish, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old English

Heeps

“heap, pile”

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Old English

Hales

“hollow, nook”

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56% boys · 44% girls

Old English

Haigh

“enclosure”

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Old English

House

“place overgrown with water plants”

No U.S. birth series

71% boys · 29% girls

Old English

Haight

“height”

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Old English

Melhuish

“variegated, brightly coloured”

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Old English

Hallows

“hollow”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Hallowes

“hollow”

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Sibling ideas

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