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Hodder
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hodder
English
Etymology
surname From en enm - occupational name for a maker of hoods, from en ang hod hood, from en gem-pro *hōdaz.
river From en cel-bry, said to mean "pleasant water," with the second element from en cel-bry-pro *duβr. The first element is uncertain, but compare cy od hawdd easy, prosperous, pleasant.
Proper noun
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en English occupations, for the trade name hodder
en river co/Lancashire cc/England, tributary to the Ribble.
References
Lofthouse, J. (1946). Three Rivers: Being an Account of Many Wanderings in the Dales of Ribble, Hodder and Calder. United Kingdom: R. Hale limited, p. 166
Anagrams
en ddehor horded