Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• (on) Dunninclande, (on) Dunninglande, Dunninglandæ c.975 ASWills 11th

• Duning lond c.975 BCS1354

• Duninland(e) 1202 France

• Dunulanda, Dunilanda(m), Dunilandā 1086 DB

• Duniland(a), Dunyland(a) 1147–98 Colch 1223 FF

• Westdunyland(a) 1248 Ass

• Dunylonde, Estdunylonde 1189–99 Colch

• Dunylaund 1277 Pat

• Dunylond 1324 Londin

• Doniland(a), Donyland(a) 1147–53 Colch 1158 P 1248–57 FF

• Donylond 1275 RH 1325–9 Londin

• Donylandis, Donylond(is), Donylondes 1291 For

• Doneland 1302 Ipm

• Dunla(u)nd(e) 1218 Fees 1248 Ass

• Westdunlond 1253 Abbr

• Estdunlond 1252 Ch

• Estdenelaunde 1253 FF

• Danylaunde 1281 Misc

• Westdonilon 1309 FF

• Dolilonde 1327 Cl

• Dullond 1508 EASxx

• West Delelond or West Deleland 1510 LP

• Est Dulliland 1577 EASxvii

• Dullyland 1594 N

• East Derryland 1732 WigboroughPR

Etymology

This is 'Dunn (a )'s land,' with connective ing. It has been suggested (Karlström 116, KPN 254–5) that this may be really dūninglond , a derivative of dun , 'hill,' but this is very unlikely in view of the early date and excellent quality of the document from which the earliest forms come. This may be said without prejudice to the interpretation of Duningcland in Kent (BCS 254, an original 8th-century charter with later endorsement …unningland ) and unidentified Duningland (BCS 499, 13th- century copy) in Wiltshire. West Donyland is now Berechurch supra 372.