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in reply to a message by Cindy Beaumont
An old name book of mine states Hayward as meaning "keeper of the hedge or hedged enclosure." I assume that Heyward is a variant spelling of that name.
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Hedge . . .
The 'hay' element in Old English names doesn't mean 'hedge' - it is usually from heg, meaning "hay" (funny, that :-D).
Most name books are notoriously inaccurate, usually going by the "if we don't know or don't like it we'll make it up, no-one will know any better" principle!
:-)
The 'hay' element in Old English names doesn't mean 'hedge' - it is usually from heg, meaning "hay" (funny, that :-D).
Most name books are notoriously inaccurate, usually going by the "if we don't know or don't like it we'll make it up, no-one will know any better" principle!
:-)
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