Rosuick (EN) / Rosewik (KW)

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Elements: 

ewik

Meaning: 
hind, doe

ros

Meaning: 
hill-spur
Elements notes: 
<ros> ‘hill-spur’ + <ewik> ‘hind, doe’
Historic forms: 
Reshewye 1250 (Henderson) Rosewycke 1261 (Gover, 1948) Resewyk 1271 (Gover, 1948) Rosiwyk 1290 (Hull, 1962, §4, p5, citing from HH, CP 315, f3v-4v, late 14th century, citing from 1290) Rosewyc 1302 (Gover, 1948) Rossewyc 1303 (Gover, 1948) Rosewike 1303 (Henderson) Rosewik 1306 (Gover, 1948) Rosewyk 1327 (Gover, 1948) Rosiwyk 1334 (Gover, 1948) Rossuwyk 1340 (Gover, 1948)(Henderson) Rosiwyk 1340 (Gover, 1948) Ressewyk 1341 (Gover, 1948) Rossuwyk 1376 (Gover, 1948) Rosuwyk 1425 (Henderson) Rosnick 1699 (Gascoyne, 1699) Rosuick 1748 (Martyn, 1748) Rosenick 1749 (Borlase, 1749, p144) Rosewick 1842 (TA, 1842) Rosuick 1842 (TA, 1842) Roswick 1884 (farm)(Symons, 1884) Rosuic on Site of Mansion 1908 (OS, 1908) Rosuic Common 1908 (OS, 1908) ?Rosewick 1948 (Gover, 1948) Rosuic 1974 (OS, 1974) Rosuick 1996 (OS, 1:25000, 1996) Rosuick 2016 (OS, 2016) Rosuic Common 2016 (OS, 2016)