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.

Commondale

Major Settlement in the Parish of Guisborough

Historical Forms

  • Colemandale 1273 YI
  • Colmandale 1539 Dugdvi.275
  • Colmandale al. Comondale 1583 FF
  • Colmendall 1573 FF

Etymology

'Colman's valley' v. dæl . The name Colman (which is also found in Coldman Hargos infra ) is of Irish origin, from OIr  Colmán , a shortened form of OIr  Columbán (v. Revue Celtique , xliv. 41). v. Introd. xxvii.