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Survey of English Place-Names

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Aikber

Major Settlement in the Parish of Finghall

Historical Forms

  • Akeberga 1160 YCh
  • Aykebergh 1279–81 QW 1289 ChR
  • Aykbergh 1342 IpmR
  • Aykebargh 1539 Dugdv.578

Etymology

'Oak hill' v. eiki , berg . Cf. Norw E (i )keberg (NG i. 6, ii. 52, 114, etc.). The earliest spelling suggests OE  āca -beorg , with later Scandinavianisation.

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Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site