Wawne
Major Settlement in the Parish of Wawne
Historical Forms
- Wagene 1086 DB 1191 P
- Waghene 1086 DB 1228 FF 1246 Ass 1260 Rental 1294
- Wahene 1260 YI
- Wagla 1115 YCh1304
- Wagna 12th Nunkeel 1150 Meaux 1238 Ch 1349 Meaux
- Waghna 1150–60etfreqtoc.1400 Melsa c.1200 Meaux
- Waghen 1150–3 YCh40 1228 FF 1478 YD
- Waghen en Holdernesse, Waghen in Holdernesse 1347 Meaux
- Waghena 1205 ChR c.1220,1228 Meaux
- Wagen 1293 QW
- Waghan 1548 FF
- Wagne 1153,1177 Meaux 1228,1244 RegAlb
- Wahgne 1242 FF
- Wagn' 1216–20,1235 Meaux 1257 RegAlb
- Wawene 1223 Baildon
- Wawen 1524 Test
- Waugne 1228 Ebor 1244,1246 RegAlb
- Waughene 1436 Baildon
- Waune 1228–1231 Ebor
- Wawne 1371 Pat 1840 Poulson
Etymology
The final vowel in the Wagna - forms is the Latin nom. case ending and does not represent a fully stressed element; cf. Goxhill infra 66. Ekwall (RN 440) has suggested that Wawne contains an OE word *wagen , derived from wagian 'to move, wag,' related to ME waʒe from OE *wagu 'wave,' and meaning 'quagmire' or the like. Warne (PN D 201), from Waghefenne , probably contains a word derived from the same root and the meaning of the compound, 'quaking fen,' would approximate to that of Wawne.