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.

Triermain

Early-attested site in the Parish of Waterhead

Historical Forms

  • Treverman 1169 Laner 1363 Ipm
  • Trewermain c.1200 Weth
  • Trivermain castle 1580 Border
  • Trereman 1351 Pat
  • Treherman 1391 GDR
  • Triermain 1613 Naworth
  • Thretherman 1355 GDR
  • Trethermane 1363 Ipm 1553 FF
  • Tredirmayn 1470 Pat
  • Trydermayne 1568 LRMB
  • Treddermaine 1580 Border
  • Tradermayne castle 1584 CW(OS)iii
  • Tradermayn al. Tryermaine 1626 Boothby
  • Troddermaine 1751 PR(Laner)
  • Trottermain 1790 ib
  • Tryallmain 1729 PR(Laner)

Etymology

This is apparently OWelsh  treb ir main , MWelsh tref yr maen , later tre 'r maen , 'homestead of the rock or stone.' For the second element cf. Redmain infra 267.