# Hathaway

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhæθəweɪ/ · frequency rank #19,855

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old English.
2. A placename, from the surname:
3. A placename, from the surname:

## Etymology
Two possible origins:
* A topographic surname for someone who lived by a path across a heath, from Old English hǣþ (“heath, untilled land”) + weġ (“way”).
* A metronymic surname from an Old English personal name *Heaþuwig, which is composed of the elements heaþu (“stife, contention”) and wīg (“war”). Cognate with German Hedwig.

## Common misspellings (12)
`ahthaway`, `hahtaway`, `hatahway`, `hathaawy`, `hathawayy`, `hathawway`, `hathawya`, `hathhaway`, `hathwaay`, `hatthaway`, `hhathaway`, `htahaway`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hathaway