It is descended from Old Englishwé, which was pronounced something like way in modern English. It is related to Germanwir, Dutchwij, Frisianwy, and Danishvi.
... and none of the area is covered with water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 17,006 people, 5,316 households, and 4,454 families residing in the town. ...