Hawnby
Major Settlement in the Parish of Hawnby
Historical Forms
- Halm(e)bi, Halm(e)by 1086 DB 1301 LS
- Halmbi, Halmby 1170 Riev 1200 FF 1201 ChR 1219 Ass 1301,1399 YI
- Halmiby 1200 FF
- Haunneby 1285 KI
- Hawnbye, Haunby 1538 Riev
- Halneby 1316 Vill
Etymology
'Halmi's farm' from the ON by-name Halmi (LindBN) and by. One may also compare the Swed place-name Halmby (Hellquist, Svenska ON på -by ), which is derived from ON halmr , 'straw,' and refers to 'a straw-thatched farm.' The persistence of -e - in the early spellings of Hawnby points, however, to the pers. name Halmi .