Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Yoghannesthweit 1241 Percy

• Yokenthwaite 1499 Whit 1806 PRRl

• Youcantwait(e), Yowcantwait(e) 1539,1554 WillY

• Yowcanthwate 1590 ib

• Yokanthwaite, Yocanthwaite 1540 MinAcct 1598 Skp

• Youghanthwait(e), Youghenthwait(e) 1718 PRHub 1776 PRArn

• Yoke-and-white 1745 PRHub

Etymology

Yockenthwaite, Yoghannesthweit 1241 Percy, Yokenthwaite 1499 Whit 506, 1806 PRRl, Youcantwait (e ), Yowcantwait (e )1539, 1554 WillY, Yowcanthwate 1590 ib, Yokanthwaite , Yocanthwaite 1540MinAcct , 1598Skp , Youghanthwait (e ), Youghenthwait (e )1718 PRHub, 1776 PRArn, Yoke-and -white 1745 PRHub. 'Yoghan's clearing', v. þveit . The pers.n. is an ON adaptation of OIr  Eogan , MIr  Eoghan , which is a native Celtic name (from *Ivogenos ), v. Introd. There was a pers.n. Ioghan in Scandinavia, but since it is not found before the end of the fifteenth century it would appear to be a late spelling of Jóhan , and unlikely to be the immediate source of this p.n.