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Habitability is the conformance of a residence or abode to the implied warranty of habitability. [circular definition] A residence that complies is said to be habitable.It is an implied warranty or contract, meaning it does not have to be an express contract, covenant, or provision of a contract.
The word "habitat" has been in use since about 1755 and derives from the Latin habitāre, to inhabit, from habēre, to have or to hold.Habitat can be defined as the natural environment of an organism, the type of place in which it is natural for it to live and grow.
Examples of Old English elements are frequently found in the second element of habitational names. The habitative elements in such names can differ in meaning, according to different periods, different locations, or with being used with certain other elements.
A toponymic surname or habitational surname or byname is a surname or byname derived from a place name, [1] [2] which included names of specific locations, such as the individual's place of origin, residence, or lands that they held, or, more generically, names that were derived from regional topographic features. [3]
Wadington, Waddington, Wodington, Wadiham, Wadyngton, and Waddingham, this is an English locational surname, derived from the Olde English name Wadingtun or Wadingatun. It originates from any or all of the villages called Waddington in Lincolnshire and the West Riding of Yorkshire, and Waddiham in Lincoln. [ 2 ]
Huckabee is an English surname.. The name is a variant form of the surname Huckaby and Huckerby. [2]This surname originated as a habitational name, derived from Huccaby in Devon, England; this place name is derived from two Old English elements: the first, woh, meaning "crooked"; the second, byge, meaning "river bend".
Stockwell is an English habitational name derived from various places named Stockwell, including Stockwell in Lambeth and Stockwell in Cowley (Gloucestershire).The name originates from the Old English words "stocc," meaning "tree trunk" or "stump," and "wella," meaning "well," "spring," or "stream."
In some cases, the surname Gawley is an Americanization of the German Colle.This surname is a variant of Gohl, which can be of several origins.It may be derived from a nickname meaning "bald" or "naked"; or it can be derived from a topographic name, or a habitational name, meaning "bare heathland" or "place without trees".