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'''Wyke''', a not uncommon place-name, in East Yorkshire dates back to the original name of the port that became '''Kingston upon Hull''' in 1299 (see [[Meaux]] for more information about the early place). Places called Wyke exist also in Bradford, Guildford, Dorset, Somerset and Shropshire - at least. As in Hull, many of these places have businesses and institutions using the name 'Wyke': florists, barbers, printers, sports clubs and schools. '''Wyke''', with many variant spellings such as '''Wykes''', '''Week[e]s''', '''Whicks''', '''Whikes''', '''Whykes''', '''Wick[s]''', '''Wick[e]s''', and '''Wix''', is also used as a [[surname]]. | '''Wyke''', a not uncommon place-name, in East Yorkshire dates back to the original name of the port that became '''Kingston upon Hull''' in 1299 (see [[Meaux]] for more information about the early place). Places called Wyke exist also in Bradford, Guildford, Dorset, Somerset and Shropshire - at least. As in Hull, many of these places have businesses and institutions using the name 'Wyke': florists, barbers, printers, sports clubs and schools. '''Wyke''', with many variant spellings such as '''Wykes''', '''Week[e]s''', '''Whicks''', '''Whikes''', '''Whykes''', '''Wick[s]''', '''Wick[e]s''', and '''Wix''', is also used as a [[surname]]. | ||
*There is disagreement about the origin of the name, and [[place-name]]s in different parts of England may have different sources. Two [[Germanic]] traditions govern this. | *There is disagreement about the origin of the name, and [[place-name]]s in different parts of England may have different sources. Two [[Germanic]] traditions govern this. | ||
| − | **In [[West Germanic]], rhe [[Old English]] ''wīc'' meant 'the dwelling, the specialized farm or trading settlement', ([[Mills, 1991]]. There was also ''wíc'' 'camp': ''[[ | + | **In [[West Germanic]], rhe [[Old English]] ''wīc'' meant 'the dwelling, the specialized farm or trading settlement', ([[Mills, 1991]]. There was also ''wíc'' 'camp': ''[[OED]]'' (2020) notes that "the formation of temporary encampments being a prominent feature of viking raids", this may be the [[etymological root|root]] of '''[[Viking]]'''. |
**In [[North Germanic]], an [[Old Norse]] ''vík'', 'creek', 'inlet', 'bay' be a more probable origin in an area, like Hull, that became part of the Danelaw, and certainly traded across the North Sea. | **In [[North Germanic]], an [[Old Norse]] ''vík'', 'creek', 'inlet', 'bay' be a more probable origin in an area, like Hull, that became part of the Danelaw, and certainly traded across the North Sea. | ||
::::One institution in Hull that may be of interest to some users of AWE is '''Wyke Sixth Form College''' | ::::One institution in Hull that may be of interest to some users of AWE is '''Wyke Sixth Form College''' | ||
Revision as of 15:26, 13 December 2021
Wyke, a not uncommon place-name, in East Yorkshire dates back to the original name of the port that became Kingston upon Hull in 1299 (see Meaux for more information about the early place). Places called Wyke exist also in Bradford, Guildford, Dorset, Somerset and Shropshire - at least. As in Hull, many of these places have businesses and institutions using the name 'Wyke': florists, barbers, printers, sports clubs and schools. Wyke, with many variant spellings such as Wykes, Week[e]s, Whicks, Whikes, Whykes, Wick[s], Wick[e]s, and Wix, is also used as a surname.
- There is disagreement about the origin of the name, and place-names in different parts of England may have different sources. Two Germanic traditions govern this.
- In West Germanic, rhe Old English wīc meant 'the dwelling, the specialized farm or trading settlement', (Mills, 1991. There was also wíc 'camp': OED (2020) notes that "the formation of temporary encampments being a prominent feature of viking raids", this may be the root of Viking.
- In North Germanic, an Old Norse vík, 'creek', 'inlet', 'bay' be a more probable origin in an area, like Hull, that became part of the Danelaw, and certainly traded across the North Sea.
- One institution in Hull that may be of interest to some users of AWE is Wyke Sixth Form College
Old Norse vík, 'creek', 'inlet', 'bay' is often taken as the root of Viking, but OED (2020) says that 'Viking' existed in Anglo-Frisian a couple of centuries before it is recorded in North Germanic. "it was probably formed [from] Old English wíc 'camp', "the formation of temporary encampments being a prominent feature of viking raids."
