Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• on dounen tit 941 Glast(S474) 14

• Dunetes 13 Glast

• Dunethis Hy3 Cerne 14

• Dunthete 1248 FF

• Dunhethis 1249 FF

• Dunethys 1258 For

• Dunetisse 1264 Ipm

• Dunetys 1270 For 1280 Ch

• Dunnetysh' 1288 Ass

• Dunedish(') 13 Glast m14 Cl 1264 Glast 1338–40

• Dunedisse 1264 Ipm

• Doundish' 13 Glast m14

• Doundyssh 1428 FA

• Donetisse 1258 For

• Donetys 1268 Ass

• Donetys(s)h 1288 1299 Ipm

• Donetis(s)h(e) 1289 Cl 1314 FF

• Donetysse, Donetys(s)ch 1299 Ipm

• Duntisse 1264 Ipm

• Duntys 1270 For

• Dundisse 1264 Cl

• Dundyssh' 1264 MiltRoll e15

• Dondyssh(e) 1264 MiltRoll e15

• Donedis(s) 1268 Ass

• Dontetis 1284 Pat

• Duntish(') 1299 Ipm 1314 Pat

• Duntissh', Duntys(s)h(e) e14 GlastE 1321 FF 1575 Saxton

• Dountyssh 1299 Cl

• Dountysch 1366 Hastings

• Dountissh(') 1383 Ilch 1428 FA

• Dountisch' 1404 Ilch

• Duntich(e) 1315 Pat 1316 FA 1547 Ct

• Dontyssh(e) 1332 SR 1342 GlastF 1544 PlR

• Dontissh 1334 For 1342 GlastF 1412 FA 1462 Pat

• Duntyge 1553 PlR

• Dunch 1664 HTax

Etymology

Probably 'pasture or plot on the hill', from dūn and an unrecorded OE  etisc (corresponding to Goth  atisk 'cornfield', OHG  ezzisch 'piece of land'), as first proposed by Ekwall Studies1 73. The spellings with d would then be due to influence from edisc 'enclosed park' (a well recorded word in fact favoured by Fägersten 204 as second el. in this name). There was in any case an important park here, referred to as 'the park of Dunthete '1248 FF (Drew), 'the park of Alured (de Lincoln ) at Dunhethis '1249 FF, parci de Dondyssh '1264 (e15) MiltRoll , park of Dunetys 1280 Ch, Duntish (e ) Parke 1583SPDom , 1616Lane , etc, v. park , Cantor & Wilson 2147–9, cf. f.ns. infra .