The name of the Hwicce: A discussion

Coates, Richard

Abstract

This article presents the evidence for the Anglo-Saxon ethnic name Hwicce borne by a people of the south-west Midlands, and reviews previous unsatisfactory attempts to explain it. It appears to be probably of British Celtic origin, and an etymology in two variants, consistent in etymological meaning with that of other early ethnonyms, is suggested. © 2013 Cambridge University Press.

• Journal Article Type: Review
• Publication Date: Dec 1, 2013
• Deposit Date: Jun 22, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 15, 2016
• Journal: Anglo-Saxon England
• Print ISSN: 0263-6751
• Electronic ISSN: 1474-0532
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 42
• Pages: 51-61
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0263675113000070
• Keywords: Anglo-Saxon, tribal name, Hwicce, origin, etymology
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/925329
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0263675113000070
• Additional Information: Additional Information : Published in Anglo-Saxon England, December 2013. The published version can be found online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0263675113000070
• Contract Date: Nov 15, 2016