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On such questions see E. Ekwall, The
place-names of Lancashire (1922). Page 75 has:
19. Livesey
(S.W. of Blackburn, bounded on the W. by Roddlesworth river, on the N. by the
Darwen): Livesey 1227 LF, Liveshey 1243 LI, Liuesay,
Lyuesay, (de Liveshay, -hey) 1246 LAR, de Livesai 1257
LI, de Lyvisay 1258 LI, Livysay 1258 IPM, Lyveseye
1296 LF, Lyvesay 1353, 1356 LF, Levesay 1311 IPM,
Leuesay 1332 LS, Leyuesey 1539 LF. The second el. of the name
is no doubt O.E. eg "island," etc. Livesay Hall is in a low situation
near the Darwen. The first el. is presumably a pers. n., possibly O.E.
Lçof,
as suggested by Wyld, the early i being due to a W. Midl, development
of O.E. ço.
But the early forms point rather to a base with short i, possibly
related to O.E. hlifian " to stand out prominently, to
tower."
Keith
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Subject: Livesey
What is the likely origin of the
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