How to pronounce Hoad?

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Pronunciation of Hoad in Fullerton, CA, USA

Hoad is pronounced as

H OH D

h sounds like the 'h' in 'hat'
oh sounds like the 'o' in 'so'
d sounds like the 'd' in 'do'


Hoad is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ H OH D ]

H OH D
hat so do

Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

English, Anglo

Gender:

Male, Female

Additional Information:

From "The Origin of English Surnames" P H Reaney 1960 - a Dialectal Variation: in East Sussex and the adjoinings parts of Kent we find Hoad and Hoath, with Hoadley, Hoathley and Hother from a dialectal "hoth" corresponding to the normal "Heath".

So, Hoad (and Hoade) is a local (still today largely in the South East of England)dialectal form of Heath.


Comments:

Pronunciation of Hoad in Fullerton, CA, USA

Like toad with an "H"


Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

English, Anglo

Gender:

Male, Female

Additional Information:

From "The Origin of English Surnames" P H Reaney 1960 - a Dialectal Variation: in East Sussex and the adjoinings parts of Kent we find Hoad and Hoath, with Hoadley, Hoathley and Hother from a dialectal "hoth" corresponding to the normal "Heath".

So, Hoad (and Hoade) is a local (still today largely in the South East of England)dialectal form of Heath.


Comments: