Heca

Male
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Discussion of the name

Heca is an Old English masculine name of uncertain derivation but is perhaps related to either hōc ‘hook’ or hēccan ‘kid’.

There are only three entries for Heca in the PASE corpus, all from the eleventh century: Heca 1 was the bishop of Selsey 1047-57; Heca 2 was the father of Hunwine 3 (who witnessed a Devon charter in c.1045); and Heca 3 is a catch-all category for occurrences of this name in DB. With so few recorded instances, the name should be regarded as extremely rare.

Forms of the name

Spellings in Domesday Book: Heche

Spellings in Exon: Hecha, Hec(us)

Forms in modern scholarship:

  von Feilitzen head forms: Heca

  Phillimore edition: Heca

  Alecto edition: Heca

Distribution map of property and lordships associated with this name in DB

List of property and lordships associated with this name in DB

Holder 1066

Shire Phil. ref. Vill DB Spelling Holder 1066 Lord 1066 Tenant-in-Chief 1086 1086 Subtenant Fiscal Value 1066 Value 1086 Value Conf. Show on Map
Devon 17,32 Loddiswell Heche Heca, sheriff of Devon - Judhael of Totnes - 2.00 5.00 5.00 B Map
Devon 17,38 West Portlemouth Heche Heca, sheriff of Devon - Judhael of Totnes Fulk 'of Portlemouth' 1.00 2.00 0.50 B Map
Devon 17,49 Charleton Heche Heca, sheriff of Devon - Judhael of Totnes - 5.00 5.00 5.00 B Map
Devon 17,64 Ringmore Heche Heca, sheriff of Devon - Judhael of Totnes Ralph de La Pommeraye 1.50 1.50 1.50 B Map
Devon 17,69 Eggbuckland Heche Heca, sheriff of Devon - Judhael of Totnes - 1.50 2.50 2.50 B Map
Devon 17,95 Langdon Heche Heca, sheriff of Devon - Judhael of Totnes Waldin 0.50 0.50 0.50 B Map
Devon 21,18 Goosewell Heche Heca, sheriff of Devon - William de Poilley Robert 'the man of William de Poilley' 0.50 0.25 0.25 B Map
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