English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Malecomb

Early-attested site in the Parish of East Dean

Historical Forms

  • Mailecumbe 1200 FF

Etymology

Malecomb is Mailecumbe 1200 FF. This clearly contains the pers. name Mǣgla , the name of one of Port's sons (ASC s. a. 501). Cf. also Megilo in Forstemann PN 1068.

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Places in the same Parish