Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• æt Dyddanhame, to Dydan hamme, of Dyddanhamme, on Dyddanhamme 956 BCS927 12th ASChartcix 1061–5

• æt dyddan hamme 1052–70 BCS929 12th

• Dyddenhamm 1060–6 KCD822

• Tedeneham 1086 DB

• Tedeham 1086 Hy2 Monast 1170 Ch 1307 P 1167,1190

• Teddeham 1186 P

• Tedham 1210 Abbr

• Tedynham 1405 Pat

• Theddeham Hy2 Ch 1307

• Tudenham 12 Glouc 1221 Ass c.1275 For 1468 Ch

• Tuddenham 1485–1500 ECP 1535 VE 1622 FF

• Tudeham 1228 Cl 1269 MinAcct 1276 RH 1291 Tax 1363 Ipm

• Thudeham c.1250 Berk 1268 Pat

• Tydeham 1233 Cl

• Tydnam 1562 FF

• Tiddenham 1648 ib

• Todeham 1291 Tax

• Todenham 1376 Ipm

Etymology

'Dydda's water-meadow', v. hamm . On the unrecorded OE  pers.n. Dydda cf. Didbrook (ii, 9supra ). Initial T - arises from assimilation to a preceding preposition æt 'at' (Phonol. § 44d ).