Haugr is a Norse name and landform name deriving from the noun non, haugr meaning hill, knoll, hollow, or mound. When used in English contexts, it may refer to a

tumulus A tumulus (plural tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds or ''kurgans'', and may be found throughout much of the world. A cairn, which is a mound of stones buil ...

, or

barrow Barrow may refer to: Places England * Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria ** Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, local authority encompassing the wider area ** Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency) * Barrow, Cheshire * Barrow, Gloucestershire * Barro ...

. Kenneth Cameron, (1963), ''English Place-names'', page 117. Taylor & Francis Haugr may also refer to:

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Haugan (name) Haugan is a Norwegian surname which originated as a Toponymic_surname, farm name. The name Haugan derives from the Old Norse word ''haugr'' which can be translated to mean hill, knoll, or mound. Other derivatives include Hauge (disambiguation), H ...

, a derivation of "Haugr" * Hauge, a derivation of "Haugr" * Haugen (surname), a derivation of "Haugr" *

Haugland (name) Haugland is a Norwegian surname from any of numerous farmsteads in Norway. From Old Norse word ''haugr'' meaning hill or mound. Other derivatives include Hauge (disambiguation), Hauge, Haugan (name), Haugan and Haugen (surname), Haugen, all commo ...

, a derivation of "Haugr" *

Howe (surname) Howe is an English surname. Howe, when derived from the non, haugr, means hill, knoll, or mound and may refer to a tumulus, or barrow. However, when derived from ang, hol, it can refer to a hollow or dell.Eric Partridge (1977), ''Origins: A Short ...

, a derivation of "Haugr"

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