Haverhill

English

Etymology

From Old English *hæfera (“oats”) + hyll (“hill”). Alternatively, from Old English hæfer (“he-goat, billy”) + hyll (“hill”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈheɪvəhɪl/, /ˈheɪvɹɪl/
• (Massachusetts) IPA^(key): /ˈheɪvɹɪl/

Proper noun

Haverhill

1. A market town and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in St Edmundsbury district, on the border with Essex (OS grid ref TL6745).
2. A place in the United States:
   1. A town in Palm Beach County, Florida.
   2. A small city in Marshall County, Iowa.
   3. An unincorporated community in Butler County, Kansas.
   4. A city in Essex County, Massachusetts.
   5. A township in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
   6. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
   7. An unincorporated community in Green Township, Scioto County, Ohio.

Derived terms

• Haverhill fever
• North Haverhill