Meltonby
Early-attested site in the Parish of Pocklington
Historical Forms
- Meltebi, Metelbi 1086 DB
- Meltemebia 1120–9 YCh449
- Meltenebi, Melteneby 1170–80 YCh444 1212 1234 FF 1279–81 QW
- Meltheneby 1204 ChR
- Meltaneby 1203 FF 1205 OblR
- Melthaneby 1228 Dugd
- Meldoneby 1226 FF
- Malteneby 1231 Ass
- Meltoneby 1256–69 BM
- Meltonby 1297 YI 1563 FF
- Meltenby 1259 Ass 1260 Rental 1373 FF
- Meltynby 1316 NomVill 1350 YD 1499 FF
Etymology
It is difficult to come to any satisfactory solution of this name.We may have as first element an Anglo-Scandinavian pers. name Mel -, Mjǫlþegn 'meal-man,' equivalent in meaning to OScand mjǫlkarl 'one who deals in meal' and paralleled in form by such names as Farþegn , Herþegn , etc.