Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• to Mældune, æt Mældune, at Mældune 913 ASC 920 ASC 921 ASC c.925 ASC 993 ASC c.1000 991 c.1200

• Mealdon(e) 1068 EHRxi 1309 P 1161–95

• Mealdun(e) 1068 EHRxi 1309 P 1155–8

• Melduna 1086 DB 1157 WDB

• Meldonam 1086 DB 1141 Mandeville

• Meldon 1162–4 P 1207 Cur 1254 FF

• Malduna 1086 DB

• Maldon Parva 1212 Fees 1238 SR

• Great Maldon 1348 FF

• Much Maldon 1498 EAS(NS)ii

• Malden 1294,1303 Ipm

• Moldon' 1206 Cur

• M(e)audon(a) 1219 Bracton 1254–85 Ass 1290 Ch 1309 Londin 1378 Pat

• Meauton 1229,1251 Ch

• Meudon' 1230 Lib

• Maudon' 1230 P 1235,1254 Ass

• Mawdon 1567 FF

• Mawlden 1571 ib

Etymology

'Hill marked by a cross,' v. mæl , dun . Identical with Maulden (PN BedsHu 80–1), Malden (PN Sr 64), and Meldon (PN Nb Du 140).