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'''Hayward''' was the surname of at least one [[Hobbits|Hobbit]], [[Hob Hayward]].
'''Hayward''' was the surname of at least one [[Hobbits|Hobbit]], [[Hob Hayward]].<ref>{{RK|VI8}}</ref>
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The word is derived from ''hay'' 'fence' + ''ward'' 'guard'.  
The word is derived from ''hay'' 'fence' + ''ward'' 'guard'.  


The English word refers to a local official with the duty of inspecting fences and keeping cattle from straying, and survives in the very common real-life surname Hayward.<ref>[[Nomenclature]]</ref>
The English word refers to a local official with the duty of inspecting fences and keeping cattle from straying, and survives in the very common real-life surname Hayward.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 759</ref>
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Latest revision as of 04:58, 11 September 2012

Hayward was the surname of at least one Hobbit, Hob Hayward.[1]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

The word is derived from hay 'fence' + ward 'guard'.

The English word refers to a local official with the duty of inspecting fences and keeping cattle from straying, and survives in the very common real-life surname Hayward.[2]

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