Wynyard
settlement · Stockton-on-Tees
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name likely refers to a settlement or farmstead associated with woods. It is composed of 'wudu' (wood) and 'geard' (enclosure, yard).
Word origins
- Wyn
- Old EnglishAttestedwood, forest(from wudu "wood, forest")
- yard
- Old EnglishAttestedenclosure, yard(from geard "enclosure, yard")
Historical forms
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