Home › Words › H › hawthornhawthorn/ˈhɔː.θɔːn/hawthorn means A surname.hawthorn is pronounced /ˈhɔː.θɔːn/.EtymologyCompound of haw (“hedge”) + thorn.nameA surname.Numerous places:; An inner suburb of Melbourne in the City of Boroondara, Victoria, Australia.Numerous places:; A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Mitcham, South Australia.Numerous places:; A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4145).Numerous places:; A hamlet in Four Marks parish, East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6733).Numerous places:; A suburban area in Pontypridd community, Rhondda Cynon Taf borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST0987).Numerous places:; A borough in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States.nounAny of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branchesDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.crataegus 82% match — Any plant of the genus Crataegus, the hawthorns. vs hawthorn →maybush 69% match — The hawthorn tree. vs hawthorn →quickthorn 65% match — The may-tree, any species of Crataegus or the species Crataegus monogyna. vs hawthorn →albaspine 65% match — The hawthorn. vs hawthorn →albespine 62% match — whitethorn; hawthorn vs hawthorn →firethorn 61% match — A plant of the genus Pyracantha; the pyracantha. vs hawthorn →buckthorn 60% match — Any of several, often thorny shrubs or small trees, especially; the buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae),; especially genus Rhamnus, vs hawthorn →hogberry 60% match — Any of several plants or their berries, usually neglected by humans; Hagberry, bird cherry (Prunus padus) vs hawthorn →