Wing
Major Settlement in the Parish of Wing
Historical Forms
- æt Weowungum 1012 Thorpe 12th
- Witehunge 1086 DB
- Wienge 1181 NLC
- Wengia 1200 Fines
- Wungia 1200 Cur
- Wongia 1209 Abbr
- Wiungua Hyii BM
- Wenghe 1208 BM
- Weng(e) c.1215 WellsR c.1218 WellsL 1227 Ass 1235 Fees463 1245 Gross 1247 Ass 1255 Ch 1262 Ass 1275 Pat 1284 FA 13th ADi 1316 1324 Cl 1362 Pat 1367 Ipm 1382 Pat 1400 IpmR
- Weynge 1302 FA
- Guionga 1317 Pat
- Wyeng(e) 1325,1380 Cl 1397 Pat
- Wyng(e) 1349 Pat 1512 LP
Etymology
The OE form is the dat. pl. of *Wiðungas , a folk-name in the plur., the w in the form given above being a common error of transcription due to confusion between the similar letters wen and thorn . The origin of the name is unknown but v. Ekwall, PN -ing 67–8 and Zachrisson, Some English PN Etymologies 6. The loss of medial th led to the coming together of two vowels, a fact which long influenced the forms and presumably the pronunciation also. These people must also have given their name to the neighbouring Wingrave. v. infra .