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Hawthorne

HAW-thorn

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“From Old English 'hægþorn' (hawthorn tree), a flowering shrub symbolizing hope and fertility in folklore. A literary surname evoking Nathaniel Hawthorne.”

Popularity Over Time

Hawthorne US popularity rank over timeRank 13865 in 2009 to rank 3121 in 1943. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#3121#8493#13865191619401960198020002024

Hawthorne is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Old English

Syllables

2

Nicknames

HawThorne

Style

LiteraryNatureRomanticElegant

Famous Bearers

  • Nathaniel Hawthorne (author)
  • Hawthorne Heights (band)

Collections

Literary Names → Nature Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Two Syllables →

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People Also Ask

From Old English 'hægþorn' (hawthorn tree), a flowering shrub symbolizing hope and fertility in folklore. A literary surname evoking Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Hawthorne is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Popular nicknames for Hawthorne include Haw, Thorne.

Names that pair beautifully with Hawthorne include Holden, Atticus, Orson, Gatsby, Dashiell.