Gimingham
Major Settlement in the Parish of Gimingham
Historical Forms
- Gimingheham, Gimingeham 1086 DB
- Gimingeham 1121 AD 1191 P 1211–2 RBE 1240 LibR 1242 Pat
- Gimmingeham 12thc. Lewes 1188etfreqto1194(p) P
- Gymmingeham 12thc. Lewes
- Gummingeham 1192,1193,1194 P
- Giminigeham 1223 Cur
- Gimigham 1198 Cur 1207 P
- Gimingham 1199 RC 1200 Cur 1203 FF 1208,1209,1210(p) P 1257 Ass 1275 RH 1329,1343 Pat
- Gimmingham 12thc. Lewes 1242 P 1286 Ass
- Gimmyngham 1230 P
- Gymigham 1234 Cl
- Gymyngham 1256,1343,1353 Cl 1286 Ass 1302to1402 FA 1317 FF 1327 Banco 1350 Pat 1350 Ch 1352 Pat 1388 BM
- Gymingham 1265 Ipm 1269,1286 Ass 1275 RH 1285 Ch 1285 Coxf 1294 Orig
- Gymmingham 1269 Ass
- Gymmyngham 1347 Fine 1355,1548 Pat 1445 Past
- Gemyngham 1392 Fine 1449 Past
Etymology
'The homestead of the followers of *Gym (m )i or *Gym (m )a ', the gen. plur. *Gym (m )inga - of a group name in -ingas followed by hām . The suggested pers. names are not on record, but they are regular hypocoristic derivatives of OE Gumbeorht , Gumweald (cf. DEPN, PN -ing 135, Mills).