Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• 'the harbour of Waymethe' 1100–7 WinchCath l13

• the harbor 1629 WeyM

Etymology

, 'the harbour of Waymethe '1100–7 (l13) WinchCath, the harbor 1629 WeyM , cf. aque de Waymuth 1280Ass , 'the water of Waymuth '1342 Pat , la commune Huthe 1368 AD I, 1398 ib III , one porte or creeke called …Waymouthe Porte 1565SPDom , Weymoth haven 16Roy Map , the haven mouth 1535–43 Leland , le Chan (n )el (l )1620 WeyR, 1658 WeyM , v. harbour , comun , hȳð , port 1 , hæfen 1 , channel , cf. Custom House Quay, North Quay supra ; part of the Harbour ' below the bridge ' is called the Hole 1617 WeyR , the Hold 1639 WeyM , the Outer Hole l17 WeyR , The Hole , now Saumarez Hole 1883 ib , cf. John Somer 1332 SR , -Summers 1618 Hutch3 , f. ns . infra , v. hol 1 ' deep place ' .