Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Gamelinge, Gamelingei 1086 DB

• Gamelingee, Gmelingéé 1086 InqEl

• Gamelingeie ib.

• Gamelingei(e), Gamelingei(a), Gamelingey(e) 1199 CurR 1432 Pat

• Gamelyngey(e), Gamelyngeie, Gamelyngay(e) 1271 Pat 1477 FF

• Gamelengeia 1155 P

• Gamblingay(e) t.Eliz ChancP

• Gamelingeheia 1086 InqEl

• Gamelingeheye 1277 Ely 14th Cai

• Gamilenkeia, Gamilinkeia t.Hy2 BM

• Gamelinghey 1218 SR 1364 Pap

• Gamilingeye 1252 Cl

• Camelinga 1086 InqEl

• Camelegeia 1153 BM

• Camelegeye 13th Ely 1276 Val

• Gamel(e)g(e)a, Gamel(e)geia, Gamel(e)geya, Gamel(e)geie, Gamel(e)geye, Gamel(e)gaia, Gamel(e)gaye, Gamel(e)gia, Gamel(e)gie, Gamel(e)gye 1119,a.1185 Colch 1405 Pat

• Gaminggeia 1170 LibEl

• Gam(e)neg(h)eia, Gam(e)negheye, Gam(e)negay c.1210 Fees 1333 ElyC

• Gamelegeheie 12th Colch

• Gamelekeye 1218 SR

• Gameligh 1275 RH

• Gameleye, Gamylygaye 1361 Cl

• Gamylgy 1364 Pat

• Gemelegehya a.1202 Colch

• Gemelyngeye 1327 SR

• Gamegeya 1218 Fees

• Gameneygeye 1285 Ass

• Gamennigeye 1372 Cl

• (æt) Gamelanwyrðe 946 BCS 813

Etymology

'The low-lying land of the people of Gamela ,' a personal name to be associated with OE  gamol , 'old,' probably found also in (æt ) Gamelanwyrðe 946 BCS 813. v. inga , ēg . For the AN c for g and interchange and loss of l and n , v. IPN 114, 106.