Warrington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Warrington
Historical Forms
- Wardintone c.1175 DraytonCharters
- Wardington 1294 Ch 1604 D
- Wardynton 1326 Pat 1353 Cl
- Wardyngton 1343 Ch 1350 Ipm 1375 ADiii 1391 IpmR 1403 ADv
- Waryngton 1474 Pat 1545 LP
Etymology
'Wearda's farm' v. -ingtun . This pers. name is not found independently in OE nor have we any compounds in Weard -, though names of this type are common in other Germanic languages. A pers. name Wearda may however be assumed from the p.n. Weardan dun (BCS 789) and Weardan hyll (ib. 663) and Wardington (O).
Like the name Lafa which occurs in Lavendon, Wearda when used as a personal name probably represents the shortening of a compound by using its second element. *Wearda , that is, may be a short form of such a name as Leofweard , Æthelweard , or Wulfweard . The loss of d must be due to assimilation.
Places in the same Parish
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