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This is a map of the Bailiwick of Guernsey -hou is a suffix found commonly in Channel Islands and Norman names. It is the Norman language version of the Old Norse holmr, meaning a small island, and often found anglicised elsewhere as "holm". It can still be found in modern Scandinavian languages, e.g. Stockholm. The Norman toponym and diminutive hommet/houmet also derives from this element. In Parisian French, the equivalent is lot, which is cognate with the English "islet".
Bailiwick of Guernsey Bailiwick of Jersey Aerial view of Les cr hous - Les cr hous
- Le Plat Hommet
- Le Hommet du Ouaisn
- Les Hommets
- La Rocco (from rocque-hou)
- Icho (from ic-hou)
Normandy References gd:-hou ko:-hou simple:-hou
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