Manuden
Major Settlement in the Parish of Manuden
Historical Forms
- Magghedana, Menghedanā, Magellana 1086 DB
- Manegedan' 1123–33 OxonCh
- Manegadenna c.1150 BM
- Maneg(h)eden 1225–55 FF 1238 SR 1254 Ass
- Maneg(h)edon 1277 FF
- Maniged' 1248 Fees
- Maneguedena 1143 BM
- Manedin 1143 HMCvii
- Maneden 1160 BM 1504 Pat
- Manuedene c.1150 Ch(Facs)
- Manuedon 1296 FF
- Manuden(e) 1274 Cl 1312 FF 1360 Ipm
- Maneuden 1473 Pat
- Mangheden(e) 1163 OxonCh 1234–43 FF
- Mang(g)ed(en) 1174–83 OxonCh 1275
- Manekeden 1222 FF
- Maneheden 1236 Fees
- Maneyeden 1274 RH
- Magneden(e) 1239–58 FF 13th ERvi
- Magnuedene ib.
- Manew(e)den(e) 1247–1321 FF 1325 Londin
- Manew(e)don 13th ERvi 1428 FA
- Manew(e)don alias Malandene 1614 HMCx
- Manwedon 1255 Ass
- Manweden(e) 1303–11 FF 1307 Inqaqd
- Maunden 1299 Ch 1493–1500 ECP
- Maunden alias Mallenden 1614 HMCx 1789 Herts
- Mawnden 1420 FA
- Mawnden hall t.Hy8 Rental
- Maundon 1426 IpmR
- Malwedon 1358 Pat
- Malmedon 1368 Cl
- Mawedon 1388 Cl
- Meneweden 1436 ADvi
- Mal(l)enden 1475 Rogers,Hist.Agric. 1627 ERxxxi
- Mal(l)endyne 1570 FF 1579 HMCvii 1605 EAviii
- Malandyne 1580 Indexiii
- Mallingdon 1698 Herts
- Manleden 1487,1500 Queens
- Maluden 1552 EASxi
- Maladin(e) 1667–76 ERxxxi 1699 Herts
- Manenden alias Manuden 1586 Camden
- Mannenden 1683 Herts
- Manendine c.1700 Terrier
- Maningden or Manewden 1594 N
Etymology
'The valley of the people of Man (n )a ,' v. ing , denu . Cf. Canewdon supra 179. There was considerable variation locally in the pronunciation as late as the nineties when [mɑˑndən], [mæləndɑin], [mæləntɑin] and [mæliŋdən] could all be heard.