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.

Hummer (Fm)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Trent

Historical Forms

  • Hummer (Fm) 1811 OS
  • Humbre 1091–1106 MontC
  • Homere 1311 FF 1346 FA 1402–1446 Cl 1498 Pat
  • Hemere (sic) 1415 Cl

Etymology

Hummer (Fm) (ST 589198), Hummer (Fm )1811 OS, Humbre 1091–1106 MontC, Homere 1311 FF, 1346 FA (p), 1402–1446 Cl, 1498 Pat, Hemere (sic)1415 Cl, the common pre-English r.n. Humber , originally with reference to the small tributary of R. Yeo flowing to the S of the settlement, cf. the f.n. (Lt ) Hummer Lake 1839TA , v. lacu 'stream'.