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Henshaw
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A surname of English origin, originally describing someone from a place called Henshaw.
"Henshaw is a small village in Northumberland."
How to Use Henshaw
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn English habitational surname, also a village name in Northumberland.
Word Forms
Henshaws plural
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Etymology
From an Old English personal name combined with "healh", meaning a nook or corner of land.