VYVIAN, VYVYAN. "The Vyvians of Truro are derived by certain genealogists from one Vivianus Annius, a Roman general, son-in-law of Domitius Carbulo." (Quar. Rev., c. 11, p. 304.) Others consider the name to be from Cornish vyvyan, to flee. Polwhele, under chuyvyan, "to escape, to fly," says, "Hence Vyvian, flying on a white horse from Lyonesse when it was inundated, is said to have derived his name. He was then governor of Lyonesse. The family of Vyvian gives a lion for its arms, and a white horse, ready caparisoned, for its crest, in memory of that incident." The name has also been derived from vy-vian, the small water. (See Trevivion.) Vyvyan, Viuian, Vivin, Viven, are different orthographies of the name.
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WADDER. See Gwihtor.
WADDON. Perhaps the same name as Vodden, Voddon, q. v.
WARLEGGON, WORLEGAN. From Warlegon, a parish and village in West hundred, which some derive from war-le-gan, upon the down.
WARN, WARNE, WEARNE. From warne, for guernen, an alder-tree. According to Lower, Warne is a curt pronunciation of Warren.
WAVIS, WAVISH. See Gwavis.
WEAKS, WEEKES, WEEKS. There was a Weekes family, whose habitat was the neighbourhood of Hastings; but these names may sometimes be from Week St. Mary. D. Gilbert says Week means "lit. sweet, an epithet fre-
