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.

Dittisham

Early-attested site in the Parish of Walkhampton

Historical Forms

  • Dodelesham 1281 Ass
  • Dodesham 1356 Exon
  • Dyttesham 16th Oliver

Etymology

'Dod (d )el 's ham(m).' This pers. name is not recorded, but would be a regular l -derivative of OE  Dod (d )a . For the modern i , v. Introd. xxxiv.