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Haddon. — (D.D.B. Hadun, Hadune.) — The prefix is probably from the 

 personal name Hadda, from A.S. aettox, oetter, noeddre, naedre — an adder, 

 a snake, serpent, viper ; or perhaps from A.S. haeth — heath or heather ; — 

 the final syllable is A.S. dun — a mountain, hill, downs ; — Hadda's, or 

 the heather hill or downs. Dun is a word adopted by the Saxons from 

 the Celts, and originally signified a hill-fortress, or stronghold. 



Haddon, Over. — See Overhaddon. 



Hadfleld. — (D.D.B. Hedfelt.) — For the derivation of the prefix, see Haddon. 

 The final syllable is A.S. feld, fild — a field, pasture, plain ; — Hadda's, or 

 the heather field. 



Hallam, Kirk.— (D.D.B. Halvn, Halen.)— The prefix is from the A.S. 

 all), ealh, heal, heall — a hall, palace, temple, place of entertainment, inn, 

 house. The postfix is from the A.S. ham — a home, dwelling, village. 

 The adjunct is derived from the N. kyrkia (A.S. cyrice, cyrece, cyrce, 

 cirice, circe), a church, and used as above, indicating church property as 

 distinguished from that of the lord. The hall home belonging to the 

 church. 



Hallam, \A7est. — For the derivation of Hallam, see above. The adjunct 

 is from the A.S. wes, west — the west. The west hall home. 



Hanley. — (D.D.B. Henlege.) — Several etymons maybe proposed for the 

 initial syllable of this name — A.S. heag, heage, heah, hean, hig, hih— 

 high, lofty, or A.S. hen, henn — a hen, or C. hen —old. The terminal 

 syllable is from the A.S. leg, leag, lea, leah, lag, lah — a meadow, a field, 

 land. The high, or the hen, or the old meadow or field. 



Hanley ill "Wingneld. — (D.D.B. Ilenleie.) — For Hanley, see above. 

 For the adjunct, see Wingfield, infra. 



Harborough (Rocks.) — The initial syllable is A.S. har— hoary, gray, 

 and the postfix A.S. burh, burg, burge, burhg, birig, byrig — a town, 

 city, fort, castle, a fortified hill or place ; — the hoary or gray fortified 

 place. 



Hardstoft.— (D.D.B. Hertestaf.)— The initial syllable is from the A.S. 

 heord, herd, hord — a flock, a herd, custody, store, money, or money's 

 worth, treasure, or — as would seem from the Domesday orthography — 

 from the A.S. heorot, heort — a stag, a hart. The postfix is the N. toft — 

 a croft, a little home field, a homestead, an enclosure. The herd's or the 

 hart's croft or enclosure. 



Hardwick. — (D.D.B. Hardwicke.) — The initial syllable is from the A.S 

 heord, herd, hord — a flock, a herd, custody, store, money, or money's 

 worth, treasure. The terminal syllable is from the A.S. wic — a dwelling 

 place, habitation, station, village, castle, or bay. The dwelling place or 

 station of the flock. 



Harthill.— A.S. heorot, heort— a stag, a hart, and A.S. hill, hyl, hyll — a 

 hill, a mountain ; — the hart hill. 



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