Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish personal names).
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HOO. Sc. form of Hugh, gen. used as a surname and later anglicised to Howe (Per. 1894 I. Maclaren Brier Bush i. i.). The dim. forms Howie, Howat are also common. [′hu(i, -ət); Ork. høi, Ayr. ′hoe]