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.