Heene
Early-attested site in the Parish of Broadwater (including Worthing)
Historical Forms
- Hene 1086 DB 1275 FF
- Henam 1121–5 BM
- Hyen 1193 P 1219 FF 1448 IpmR
- Hien 1357 Ipm 1426 IpmR
- Heen or Hen 1242 Fees689
- Hen 1249,1305 FF 1327 SR
- Hean 1271 Ass
- Heen 1278 Ipm 1298 Ass 1301 FF 1397,1400 IpmR
- Hyn 1298 Ass
- Heyn 1349 Ipm
- Hayne 1428 FA
- Heene in Tarring 1671 MarL
Etymology
Ekwall (Anglia Beiblatt 35, 24–5) suggests that we may have here a lost OE hīwun , later hīun , hēon a cognate of ON hiú (n ), 'family, household,' OHG hiûn with the same sense.The word is originally a neut. pl. or dual of an n -derivative of the word which we have in OE as hīwa , 'member of a household.'Such a word gives rise to the place-name Hjo in Sweden and in England would have its parallel in such names as Hyde and Hewish or Huish from OE hi(gi)d, hiwisc denoting land which gave support to a family. See further Hellquist, Svensk Etymologisk Ordbok s. v. hjon .