Denaby
Major Settlement in the Parish of Mexborough
Historical Forms
- Denegebi, Degenebi 1086 DB
- Degeneby 1208 Cur
- Dēnīgebi 1166 P
- Dennyngby e.13 YChviii
- Deningebi, Deningeby 1166–89 YChviii l.12 Lewes25 1240 FF
- Demingeby 1277 Ch
- Daningebi 1195 P
- Deneby 1219 FF 1260 RegAlbii,52b 1263 Ebor 1288 BM
- Deningby, Denyngby 1240 FF 1303 Aid 1316 Vill 1379 PT 1408 Arm
- Denigby 1285 KI
- Denyby 1388 Baild 1521 WillY 1585 FF
- Dennyby 1535 VE
- Dennabye 1598 SessnR
Etymology
'Village of the Danes', v. Dene , bȳ ; the forms Denige -, Deny - are from the OE gen.pl. Deniga , and Dene - from the alternative gen.pl. Dena ; medial -ing (e )- is unetymological. Cf. Introd.