This page shows segments of place names
that can be related to Norman locations. |
|
Snippet
| Derivation |
Translation |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | 's | owns | owns |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | abbas | abbas | land owned by an abbess |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | abbess | abbas | land owned by an abbess |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | abbey | abbey | place where monks live |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | abbot | abbot | chief cleric |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | abbots | abbot | chief cleric |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | abbott | abbot | chief cleric |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | abbotts | abbot | chief cleric |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | avenue | avenir | an avenue |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | barnard | bernarde | Frech noble called bernarde |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | battle | la bataille | the place of a battle |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | battles | la bataille | the place of a battle |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | bay | baie | a bay |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | beau | beau | good |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | belle | belle | good |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | bois | de bosco | norman nobleman |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | boy | boie | servant, commoner, knave, boy |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | boys | boie | servant, commoner, knave, boy |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | brick | briche | a brick |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | camber | cambre | room or chamber usually describing a harbour or bay |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | ending in castle | castle | Words ending in castle are usually Norman Castles |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | cause | cauce | from latin via calciata(paved way) |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | center | centre | center |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | chain | chaine | a chain |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | chase | chacier | land for hunting |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | close | clos | confined, but usually used in modern time to describe an enclose block of houses |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | common | common | common land |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | coney | cuninculus | rabbit |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | constable | conestable | a norman knight from the battle abbey role 1066AD |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | corner | corne | a corner, projecting point, horn |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | court | cort | king's court, princely residence - Old French cort (11c., Modern French cour) |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | crag | krag | rocky cliff |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | cripps | krip | Abbot of Robertsbridge Abbey 1332 |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | dayrell | Darel | a norman knight from the battle abbey role 1066AD |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | de la | de la | of the |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | dean | daen | a valley |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | eagle | aigle | an eagle |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | fm | ferme | originally a rent or lease, from 17th century the current meaning of farm |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | folly | folie | folly, madness or stupidity usually applied to a building |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | forest | forest | an area for royal hunting |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | gap | gap | an opening in a wall or hedge; a break, a breach related to gapa 'to gape' |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | glebe | glebe | cultivated land also a piece of land forming part of a clergyman's benefice |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | grainge | graunge | group of farms, small village, or a granary, barn |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | grange | graunge | group of farms, small village, or a granary, barn |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | gravel | gravele | sand, gravel, sea-shore or sandy bed of a river |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | gros | gros | big, thick, large or tall |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | heron | hairon | a heron long necked wading bird |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | hither | hideran | here |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | hut | hutte | wooden shelter(originally for troops) |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | Keynes | Guillaume de Cahaignes | One of The Norman Knights from 1066AD |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | knight | cniht | military follower of a king or other superior |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | lawn | lande | heath, moor, barren land; clearing |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | leonards | leonard | Saint Leonard of Limoges |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | lodge | logier | to lodge or stay |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | lord | laverd | master of a household, ruler, feudal lord, superior; husband |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | lovell | louel | a norman knight from the battle abbey role 1066AD |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | malfosse | mal fosse | evil ditch |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | mandeville | geoffroi de mandeville | a norman knight from the battle abbey role 1066AD |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | manor | maner | maner, Old French manoir - abode, home, dwelling place. |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | market | market | a title of a location created during the 1300's when Edward I created market towns |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | monceux | monceau | a norman family name |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | monk | monk | a cleric |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | monks | monk | a cleric |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | mont | mont | mountain or hill |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | moreton | morteyne | a norman knight from the battle abbey role 1066AD |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | mowbray | mowbray | a norman knight from the battle abbey role 1066AD |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | neville | neville | a norman family name |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | pebs | petit | small |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | petty | petite | small |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | place | place | courtyard, open space; broad way, avenue originally from latin platea |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | plantation | plantation | a plantation |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | plantn | plantation | a plantation |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | plat | platte | thin piece of land |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | platt | platte | thin piece of land |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | platts | platte | thin piece of land |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | river | riviere | a river |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | saffron | safran | saffron from crocus |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | shrimp | skrimp | slender, edible marine crustacean |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | square | esquire | square |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | sta | estacion | short for station - standing place |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | station | estacion | standing place |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | sunny | sunny | sunny |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | upper | upper | higher than |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | valence | valence | a norman knight from the battle abbey role 1066AD |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | valley | valles | a valley |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | view | vue | view |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | village | vilage | houses and other buildings in a group |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | vue | vue | view |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | ward | weard | used for administrative districts from 1300's |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | warren | varenne | game park, hunting reserve |
![](images/norman_25.gif) | zouch | souche | norman nobleman |