Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Hochesuuic 1086 DB

• Hokeswik l.13 YDv

• Houkeswic 12 Font

• Houkeswyk 1226 FF

• Haukeswic, Haukeswik(e), Haukeswyk(e) 1176,1178–87 YChvii 1198 Fount l.12–1403 Font 1261 YDv 1398 YDv

• Haukeswhit c.1190 Fount

• Haukeswich 1231 Font

• Hawkeswi(c)ke 1524 Testv 1607 FF

• Hawkswyk' 1280 Ass

• Haukswicke als. Haueswicke 1587 YDvi

• Hawekeswyke 1496 FF

• Hawkiswyk in Craven 1501 Ipm

• Hackyswyke 1571,1585 FF

• Haxweke 1578 WillY

• Hakswick 1673 PRArn

Etymology

'Hauk's dairy-farm', from the ON  pers.n. Haukr and wīc, which is sometimes used to denote a small secondary settlement. The second el. is hardly likely to be ON  vík 'creek, inlet, a hollow' as that el. seems to be found only in coastal p.ns. in the Danelaw. On the later forms with Hack - for Hawk - cf. Phonol. § 8.