Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Warmincham 1259 Sheaf 1879 Sheaf

• Wermyncham 1315 ChRR 1581 et freq

• Warmincham alias Warming(e)ham 1574 ib

• Warmyncham alias Warmingham 1580 Cre

• Wyrmyncham 1385 IpmR

• Wermingham 1260,1287 Court 1336 Pat

• Wormingham 1307 Plea

• Weremingham 1327 ChRR

• Warmingham 1488 Chol 1555 Cre

• Wharmingham 1671 Sheaf

• Worchingham 1265 Ch

• Wrchincham a.1272 1285 ib

• Wermincheam l13 AddCh

• Werbincheam l13 AddCh

• Werningham, Wernyng(e)ham 1290 Ipm 1291 Tax

• Wernycham 1478 ChRR

• Warmengeham 1306 Pap

• Wermyngeham 1342 Sheaf 1397 Pat

• Warmyngeham 1492 Chol

• Warmingeham 1574 ChRR

• Werminsham 1489 MidCh

• Warminsham 1647 Cre

• Warmyngcham 1492 Chol

• Warmengcham 1595 Sheaf

• Warringham 1554 MinAcct

• Warmisham 1629,1660 Sheaf

• Warmincsham 1656 Orm2

• Warminckham 1669 AddCh

Etymology

This p.n. also appears in the f.ns. Warynsamhillis 1500, Warencham hills 1515, 1 75. The p.n. is either 'the village of Wǣrma's, or Wǣrmund's, people', from the OE  pers.n. Wǣrmund (cf. Nantwich Hundred 326infra ) or its derivative *Wærma , with -ingahām ; or, 'the village Wǣrm (und )ing ', from hām and an -ing 2 formation on the pers.n., v. Altrincham 7supra . For the pers.n. cf. Warmsworth WRY 162, Warndon Wo 175, Warmington Wa 274. The forms W (o )rch -, Werb - are inexplicable save as scribal sports.