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WALL |
(gw))wal, wall (gw mutates to w) |
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WALLACE,
WALLIS, WALLICE, WALLES, WALES, WALLISH |
poss: from Saxon weales, strangers applied
to native Britons |
559 |
WARLEGGAN,
WARLEGGGON, WORLEGAN |
poss: war-leghven, on a stone slab |
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WARN,
WARNE, WEARNE |
(gw)wern, swamp or alder therefore
same origin as UREN, (gw mutates to w) |
806 |
WARREN, WARRAN |
(gw)ern, swamp or alder therefore
same origin as UREN, (gw mutates to w) |
722 |
WARRICK, WORRICK |
poss: from personal name Worek |
95 |
WEEKS, WEEKES, WEEK |
(gw)wyg, wood or village, (gw
mutates to w) |
220 |
WEIGHELL |
poss: wheg-oll, dearest |
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WELCH,
WELSH, WALSH |
from Saxon weales, strangers applied to
native Britons |
294 |
WENDON, WENDYN |
poss: (gw)wyn-den, white or fair man, (gw mutates to w) |
18 |
WERRING, WEARING, WERREN, WERRIN |
poss: from personal name Weryn, or same
derivation as WARREN |
98 |
WHALE, WHELL, WHEAL, WHEALE |
whel, mine working, WHALE was by
far the most common in 1881 |
109 |
WHEAR, WHEARE, WARE |
(gw)wer, green, or poss: whar,
humble, Charnock says veor, great: (gw mutates
to w) |
170 |
WHERRY,
WERRY, WHERREY, WEARY |
poss:
from personal name Gweri |
289 |
WHIDDEN, WIDDEN, WIDDON |
(gw)wyn, white or fair, (gw mutates
to w) |
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WILLS, WILLIS, WILLES, WILCE, WILES |
poss:
personal name Welet, very doubtful |
1123 |
WINTLE, WINDLE |
(gw)wennol,
swallow, only WINTLE was found and this family came from
England, (gw mutates to w) |
8 |
WINN, WYNN, WYNNE |
(gw)wyn,
white or fair, (gw mutates to w) |
179 |
WINNAN, WINNEN |
poss: whennen,
weeds |
33 |
WITHELL, WITHIEL, WITHEL |
poss:
personal name Guethyel |
34 |
WOON |
(g)wun,
downland, (g mutates to w) |
73 |
WORDEN |
poss: from
personal name Gworthan |
143 |
WREN |
alternate
derivation of UREN. Many URENs changed their name to WREN
when they emigrated to the USA. |
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