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The name Hawise or Hadwise and its variants was also relatively popular in 18th and early 19th century Wales too.
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Also the Old Norman form of the name: https://nrm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havise_de_Normandie -- "en vieur normand : Hawise"
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Hawise de Beaumont of Leicester was a daughter of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester, and Amica de Gael. During her life she married William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester.
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That's one misunderstood name.
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Gender: Feminine
Usages: Medieval English
Meaning: From the Old French name Haueis, itself from a short form of Hadewidis, a Germanic name composed of the elements hadu "battle, combat" and wid "wide". The Normans introduced this name to England. It was borne by an 11th-century duchess of Brittany.
The variants Haueis, Hawis, Hawys, Hawyse, Hawisia, Hawysia, Havoise have also been recorded.
https://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/reaney.cgi?Hawis
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Usages: Medieval English
Meaning: From the Old French name Haueis, itself from a short form of Hadewidis, a Germanic name composed of the elements hadu "battle, combat" and wid "wide". The Normans introduced this name to England. It was borne by an 11th-century duchess of Brittany.
The variants Haueis, Hawis, Hawys, Hawyse, Hawisia, Hawysia, Havoise have also been recorded.
https://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/reaney.cgi?Hawis
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