Melmerby
Major Settlement in the Parish of Coverham
Historical Forms
- Melmerbi 1086 DB 1202 FF
- Melmor(e)by 1184 RichReg 1219 Ass
Etymology
This name is, as the early forms show, of different origin from Melmerby 219supra . It is 'Melmor's farmstead' from the OIr pers. n. Maelmuire (Annals of Ulster, Four Masters) which was borrowed in OWScand as Melmor . Cf. Revue Celtique , xliv. 49.
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