How - name meaning, origin

The boy's name How \how\ is a variant of Howe (Old German, Middle English), and the meaning of How is "lofty one; hill".

The baby name How sounds like Huw and Hew. Other similar baby names are Bow, Dow, Hob and Row.

How is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#33603 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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