Derived through some descendant from Proto-Germanic*hauhaz(“high”), either directly as a toponym or through an anthroponym (of which variants like Hauho and Hauhia exist).[1]
The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Hauho" is Hauholla.
^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN