Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Johanbi c.1208 Weth

• Johanneby 1212 Cur

• Joheneby 1222 Pipe

• Johanebi ib. (p)

• Johaneby 1303 Pat

• Joenebi 1209,1212 Pipe

• Jonebi 1221 Pat 1227 Pipe

• Joneby 1223 1368 Ipm

• Janebi 1209 Pipe 1223 Pat

• Jonesby c.1210 StB 1212 Cur

• Jonesbi 1214 ib

• Jouneby 1226,1233,1241 Pipe 1246 ib

• Jeuneby 1247 ib

• Jouneneby 1251 Pipe

• Jonby 1332 SR 1370 Cl

• Johnby 1348 Cl

• Johnbye Hawlle 1575 CWxxxii

Etymology

'John 's bȳ.' As personal names derived from scripture are extremely rare before the Conquest, Johnby is presumably a 12th-century formation, but the individual after whom the place was named has not yet been identified.