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Hood en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /hʊd/

Etymology

* As an English and Scottish surname, from the noun hood. * Also as an English surname, from the Middle English name Hode, a variant of Ode or Odd with prosthetic H-, see Ott, Oates, and also compare Hodson. * Also as an English and Scottish surname, variant of Hudd. * As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó hUid (“descendant of Ud”). Compare Mahood. * As a French surname, Americanized from Houde.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A surname.
   • Last month, Fort Hood in Texas, another major military installation, was redesignated Fort Cavazos, in honor of Gen. Richard Edward Cavazos, a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars who became the first Hispanic person to wear four stars on his uniform. 2023 June 2, Kaanita Iyer, “US Army renames Fort Bragg as Fort Liberty”, in CNN:
2. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States.
3. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ An unincorporated community in Madison County, Virginia, United States.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) A placename: ▸ Ellipsis of Hood County.
   alt of Hood County
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) A placename: ▸ Ellipsis of Hood River.
   alt of Hood River

Forms

Deriveds

Hood County · Mount Hood · Hood River

Relateds

Houde

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