Formally, a possibility would be vargr + naĆ°r 'wolf' + 'snake, adder', but that need to be checked for plausibility as a given name.
Richard
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From: The English Place-Name List <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Anthony Appleyard
Sent: 29 January 2019 06:01
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Subject: Re: [EPNL] Wartnaby
> I see you have the possible OE personal name listed next to Wartnaby with a question mark.
As Wartnaby ends in "_by", try an Old Norse origin? Or an Old-Norse-ized distortion of an OE original?
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