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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Hawise f. Old High German hadu 'battle' + Old High German wīt, Old Saxon wīd 'wide' or Old Saxon widu, wido, Old High German witu 'wood'.

England
Latin
1189 Hawis (nom) GASurv p. 107
France
Latin
1138 Havidis (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LXXXIX; 1301 Hauwidis (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 245, Havidis (gen) ibid. p. 261, Hawis (gen) ibid. p. 248
Old French
1296 Haoÿs paris1296 p. 53; 1313 Haoys Paris1313 p. 93
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Hawise". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Hawise.