noun

• A surname
• An English habitational surname from Old English.
• A surname from Irish, anglicised from Ó hAodha (“descendant of Aodh”)
• A placename
• Any of a number of places; those outside Britain named for persons with the surname.
• A number of places in the United Kingdom
• A suburb of the borough of Hillingdon, Greater London, England.
• A suburb of the borough of Bromley, Greater London.
• A commune in Moselle department, Grand Est, France.
• A settlement in Jamaica.
• A rural locality in Derwent Valley council area, Tasmania, Australia.
• A number of places in the United States:
• A former settlement in Fresno County, California.
• A census-designated place in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
• An unincorporated community in Stanley County, South Dakota.
• An unincorporated community in the town of How, Oconto County, Wisconsin.
• A number of townships in the United States, listed under Hayes Township.