Hawthorne

See also: hawthorne

English

Etymology

Variant of Hawthorn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɔːθɔːn/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Proper noun

Hawthorne

1. A topographic or habitational surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a hawthorn hedge or in a place with such a name.
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A city in Los Angeles County, California.
   2. A city in Alachua County, Florida.
   3. A township in White County, Illinois.
   4. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Iowa.
   5. An eastern neighbourhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
   6. A northern neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
   7. A census-designated place, the county seat of Mineral County, Nevada.
   8. A borough in Passaic County, New Jersey.
   9. A census-designated place in the town of Mount Pleasant, Westchester County, New York.
   10. A district of Portland, Oregon, named after James C. Hawthorne.
   11. A neighbourhood in south Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
   12. A neighbourhood in north-west Washington, D.C.
   13. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Douglas County, Wisconsin.
   14. Former name of Cicero, Illinois.
3. An eastern suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Derived terms

• Hawthornean, Hawthornian
• Hawthorne effect
• hawthorneite