Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Chenebi 1986 DB

• Chimerebi c.1115 LS

• Chinierby 1139–40 AC

• Kyinerbeia 1135–64 RAiv

• Kinierbia 1212 Fees

• Kynyerby 1276 RH 1291 Tax 1343 NI 1431 FA 1530 Willsii 1537 AOMB

• Kinierebia c.1162 RAiii

• Kiniereby c.1230 VC 14

• Kinnerbi m12 Dugdvi l12 1270 RRGr

• Kinnerby sive Kingerby 1609 Foster

• Kinnerbie 1576 LER

• Kynerebi 1163 RAi 1231 Welles

• Kinerbi c.1160 Dugdvi 1194 Abbr 1194 CurP 1230–50 Foster

• Kinerby 1203 Cur 1203 Ass

• Kenerbi 1168 P 1169 ib

• Kynerbi 1190,1191,1192,1193,1194,1195 P

• Kynerby 1230–50 Foster 1242–43 Fees 1254 ValNor 1275 RH 1277 Dugdvi 1303 FA 1404 Foster 1535 VEiv

• Kynerbie 1554 PrState

• Kinarby 1203 Abbr

• Kynarby 1273 RAiv

• Cunehereby 1208 FF

• Kinardbi 1216 OblR 1346 FA

• Kynardby 1293 Ipm e14 ADii 1343 Cl 1357 Cor 1374,1377,1398 Foster

• Kynnardby 1293 Ass 1364 Foster

• Kynnerdby 1261 RRGr

• Kynardby 1416 Cl 1424 Foster

• Kynerdeby 1272 Ass 1332 SR

• Kiniardby 1287,1295 RSu

• Kynyardby 1218 Pat 1368 FF

• Kynierdby 1293 Ipm

• Kynyerdby 1322 Cl 1322 Ipm 1331,1392,1395 Pat

• Kyniardeby 1305 FF

• Kynyardeby 1328 Ch 1342 Fine 1347 Pat

• Kynyerdeby 1327 SR 1351 Peace 1412 FA

• Kyngardeby 1327 Pat

• Kyngerdby 1428 FA

• Kyngerby 1428 AASRxxix 1428 FA 1445 AASRxxix

• Kynggerbye 1577 Terrier

• Kingerbye 1576 Saxton 1610 Speed

• Kingerby 1595 Bodl 1612 MiscDep 1635 Yarb

• Kingerbie 1635 ib

Etymology

Ekwall, DEPN s.n., and Fellows-Jensen, SSNEM 57, agree that this is 'Cynehere's farmstead or village', from the OE  pers.n. Cynehere and ODan  bȳ, as may be suggested by the earliest forms.Starting from this premise, then medial -d - in spellings from the 13th to the 15th century is merely intrusive. Forms in -ier -, -yer - and -aird -, however, can hardly be explained as developments of Cynehere , and the first el. may well be an OE  pers.n. *Cynegeard .Although this name is not on record, the el. -geard is attested in the OE  pers.ns. Ælfgeard , Ōsgeard and *Sǣgeard , v. Feilitzen s.n. Later forms in -g - are presumably due to association with ME  king , cf. perhaps Kingsbury, PN Wa 16, the first el. of which is the OE  pers.n. Cyne . Spellings in Ch - are due to AN influence. The first el. here does not have the normal OE  gen.sg. ending -es , but there are a number of forms with medial re - and de -. Ekwall, IPN 69–70, interprets -e - in spellings of this kind as standing for the ODan gen.sg. in -a from -ar . In view of their relatively sporadic appearance, however, they are perhaps better explained as svarabhakti vowels between -r - or -d - and -b -.