This page shows segments of place names
that can be related to Norman locations.
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| Derivation |
Translation |
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 | 's | owns | owns |
| abbas | abbas | land owned by an abbess |
| abbess | abbas | land owned by an abbess |
| abbey | abbey | place where monks live |
| abbot | abbot | chief cleric |
| abbots | abbot | chief cleric |
| abbott | abbot | chief cleric |
| abbotts | abbot | chief cleric |
| avenue | avenir | an avenue |
| barnard | bernarde | Frech noble called bernarde |
| battle | la bataille | the place of a battle |
| battles | la bataille | the place of a battle |
| bay | baie | a bay |
| beau | beau | good |
| belle | belle | good |
| bois | de bosco | norman nobleman |
| boy | boie | servant, commoner, knave, boy |
| boys | boie | servant, commoner, knave, boy |
| brick | briche | a brick |
| camber | cambre | room or chamber usually describing a harbour or bay |
| ending in castle | castle | Words ending in castle are usually Norman Castles |
| cause | cauce | from latin via calciata(paved way) |
| center | centre | center |
| chain | chaine | a chain |
| chase | chacier | land for hunting |
| close | clos | confined, but usually used in modern time to describe an enclose block of houses |
| common | common | common land |
| coney | cuninculus | rabbit |
| constable | conestable | a norman knight from the battle abbey role 1066AD |
| corner | corne | a corner, projecting point, horn |
| court | cort | king's court, princely residence - Old French cort (11c., Modern French cour) |
| crag | krag | rocky cliff |
| cripps | krip | Abbot of Robertsbridge Abbey 1332 |
| dayrell | Darel | a norman knight from the battle abbey role 1066AD |
| de la | de la | of the |
| dean | daen | a valley |
| eagle | aigle | an eagle |
| fm | ferme | originally a rent or lease, from 17th century the current meaning of farm |
| folly | folie | folly, madness or stupidity usually applied to a building |
| forest | forest | an area for royal hunting |
| gap | gap | an opening in a wall or hedge; a break, a breach related to gapa 'to gape' |
| glebe | glebe | cultivated land also a piece of land forming part of a clergyman's benefice |
| grainge | graunge | group of farms, small village, or a granary, barn |
| grange | graunge | group of farms, small village, or a granary, barn |
| gravel | gravele | sand, gravel, sea-shore or sandy bed of a river |
| gros | gros | big, thick, large or tall |
| heron | hairon | a heron long necked wading bird |
| hither | hideran | here |
| hut | hutte | wooden shelter for soldiers |
| Keynes | Guillaume de Cahaignes | One of The Norman Knights from 1066AD |
| knight | cniht | military follower of a king or other superior |
| lawn | lande | heath, moor, barren land; clearing |
| leonards | leonard | Saint Leonard of Limoges |
| lodge | logier | to lodge or stay |
| lord | laverd | master of a household, ruler, feudal lord, superior; husband |
| lovell | louel | a norman knight from the battle abbey role 1066AD |
| malfosse | mal fosse | evil ditch |
| mandeville | geoffroi de mandeville | a norman knight from the battle abbey role 1066AD |
| manor | maner | maner, Old French manoir - abode, home, dwelling place. |
| market | market | a title of a location created during the 1300's when Edward I created market towns |
| monceux | monceau | a norman family name |
| monk | monk | a cleric |
| monks | monk | a cleric |
| mont | mont | mountain or hill |
| moreton | morteyne | a norman knight from the battle abbey role 1066AD |
| mowbray | mowbray | a norman knight from the battle abbey role 1066AD |
| neville | neville | a norman family name |
| pebs | petit | small |
| petty | petite | small |
| place | place | courtyard, open space; broad way, avenue originally from latin platea |
| plantation | plantation | a plantation |
| plantn | plantation | a plantation |
| plat | platte | thin piece of land |
| platt | platte | thin piece of land |
| platts | platte | thin piece of land |
| river | riviere | a river |
| saffron | safran | saffron from crocus |
| shrimp | skrimp | slender, edible marine crustacean |
| square | esquire | square |
| sta | estacion | short for station - standing place |
| station | estacion | standing place |
| sunny | sunny | sunny |
| upper | upper | higher than |
| valence | valence | a norman knight from the battle abbey role 1066AD |
| valley | valles | a valley |
| view | vue | view |
| village | vilage | houses and other buildings in a group |
| vue | vue | view |
| ward | weard | used for administrative districts from 1300's |
| warren | varenne | game park, hunting reserve |
| zouch | souche | norman nobleman |
