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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> | 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> | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[Category:Hayward]] | [[Category:Hayward]] | ||
[[Category:Hobbit Families]] | [[Category:Hobbit Families]] | ||
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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]