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.

Mentmore

Major Settlement in the Parish of Mentmore

Historical Forms

  • Mentemore 1086 DB
  • Mantemore 1247 Ass 1276 RH
  • Mintemore 1334 Cl
  • Mentymore 1396 IpmR

Etymology

'Mænt's mor.' The pers. name Mænta is not on record in OE but Ekwall (PN -ing ) shows that it must be postulated for Minting (L) and that it is the English cognate of OHG  Mantio .æ > e >. i before the nasal.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site