This unusual name is of Norman origin, introduced into England after the Conquest of 1066. The name derives from the Germanic personal name 'werric', in Old French 'Guern', and is first recorded as a personal name in the Domesday Book of 1086 in the forms 'Guericus' and 'Gueri', in Norfolk and London respectively.
Meaning & History. Derived from the Old English elements os "god" and beorht "bright". After the Norman conquest, this Old English name was merged with its Norman cognate. It was rare in the Middle Ages, and eventually died out. It was briefly revived in the 19th century.
Meaning of name Warwick. Etymology : From an English surname which was derived from the name of a town meaning "dam farm" (from Old English wer "weir, dam" and wic "dairy farm").
Teutonic Meaning: ... In Teutonic the meaning of the name Warwick is: Protecting ruler.
Washburn (alternatively Wasseburne, Wasseborne, Wasshebourne, Wassheborne, Washbourne, Washburne, Washborne, Washborn, Wasborn, Washbon, Washman, etc.) is a toponymic surname, probably of Old English origin, with likely Anglo-Norman and Norman-French influences after the Conquest, as the name evolved.
Washburn Name Meaning. Northern English: topographic name for someone living on the banks of the Washburn river in West Yorkshire, so named from the Old English personal name Walc + Old English burna 'stream'. The river name is first recorded as Walke(s)burna in the early 12th century.
Washburn (alternatively Wasseburne, Wasseborne, Wasshebourne, Wassheborne, Washbourne, Washburne, Washborne, Washborn, Wasborn, Washbon, Washman, etc.) is a toponymic surname, probably of Old English origin, with likely Anglo-Norman and Norman-French influences after the Conquest, as the name evolved.
Watelford is a baby boy name its meaning is . Mostly popular in christian religion. The poeple have viewed this name 1091 times.
Watford Name Meaning. English: habitational name from Watford in Hertfordshire or from the much smaller place in Northamptonshire, both named with Old English wað 'hunt' + ford 'ford'.
Watkins is an English and Welsh surname derived as a patronymic from Watkin, in turn a diminutive of the name Watt (also Wat), a popular Middle English given name itself derived as a pet form of the name Walter. Notable people with the surname include: Aaron S. Watkins, American academic and politician.
