Hornby
Major Settlement in the Parish of Great Smeaton
Historical Forms
- Horenbodebi 1086 DB
- Hornbotebi 1088 LVD50d
- Hornebi, Horneby 1199 ChR 1367 FF
- Hornby 1421 YI
Etymology
'Hornbothi's farm' v. by . The first element is probably an ON dithematic pers. n. Hornboði composed of the ON name- themes Horn (i ) and boð (cf. Naumann, Altnordische Namenstudien 25). The name is possibly on record in ON , cf. Lind s.n. Holdboði . Probably it was shortened to Horne - to bring it in line with Hornby (HangE) 240supra .
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