the willow; e.g. Wilcrick (willow crag); Wilden (willow hollow); but Willoughby and Willoughton, probably from a personal name.
WIN (A.S.),
victory; e.g. Winford, Winslow, Wingrave, Wimborne (the ford, hill, entrenchment, and brook of the victory).
WINKEL (Ger.),
WINCEL (A.S.),
a corner; e.g. Winceby (corner dwelling); Winchcomb (the corner hollow); Winchelsea (the island or moist land at the corner); Winchendon (corner hill); Winkleigh (corner meadow); Winkelhorst (corner thicket); Winkeldorf (corner village); Winklarn (the waste field at the corner).
WISCH, or OSSICK,
contracted from the Sclav. hussoki (high); e.g. Wissek, Weissagh, Wisowice or Wisowitz, Ossiegt, and Ossagh (high village); Wischhrad (high fortress); Wisoki-mazo-wieck (the high middle market-town), in Poland; but in Germany wisch is sometimes a form of wiese (meadow), as in Wischmühle (the meadow mill); Wischhausen (the dwelling in the meadow); Essek, for Ossick (high place), in Sclavonia.
WITHIG (A.S.),
the willow; e.g. Witham, Withern (willow dwelling); Withybrook (willow stream); Withridge (willow ridge).
WOH (A.S.),