Wigshaw
hamlet · Warrington
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Wigshaw likely means 'Wiga's shed' or 'Wiga's shelter'. It combines a personal name, possibly 'Wiga', with the Old English 'sceaga' (wood, copse, small forest) or 'scēaw' (shelter).
Word origins
- Wig
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Wiga "personal name")
- shaw
- Old EnglishAttestedwood, copse, shelter(from sceaga "wood, copse, small forest", scēaw "shelter")
Historical forms
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