Dagnall
Early-attested site in the Parish of Edlesborough
Historical Forms
- Dagehale 1192 BardneyCart. c.1300 Cl 1235 Ass 1241 Pat 1300
- Dagenhale 1196 FF(P) 1202 Fines 1227,1247 Ass 1309 Ch 1328,1339,1372 Cl
- Dagenale 1196 FF(P) 1241 Ass
- Daggenhale 1227 Ass 1328 Fine
- Daggehale 1322 Pat
- Dagnale 1480 IpmR 1493 Ipm
- Dagnall 1539 LP
Etymology
OE Dagganheale (dat.), 'Dagga's healh.' The pers. n. *Dagga is not found in OE but is a regular formation for a pet-name for the numerous OE names in Dæg -(cf. IPN 174). It is found also in Dagworth (Sf), DBDagaworde and has given rise to a diminutive *Daggel which must lie behind Daglingworth (Gl), rather than the name Dægel , suggested by Baddeley (PNGl), for that should have given Dayl -. The group Dagnall, Northall, Ringshall and Hudnall in this parish is interesting. They all contain the suffix healh and lie in nooks in the slopes of the Chilterns.