Matching
Major Settlement in the Parish of Matching
Historical Forms
- Matcingā, Matcingam, Matcinge, Metcingā 1086 DB
- Macinga 12th BM
- Macinges 1123–83 OxonCh 1236 FF
- Makinges 1212 RBE
- Machinges 1163 OxonCh 1286 FF
- Mac(c)hing(ge) 1232 FF 1352–77 ADi
- Great Macching' 1289 Cl
- Mescing 1228 ChR
- Mestingge 1248 Ass
- Mecchinge 1276 For
- Mecchyngg 1324 Londin
- Mascing(e) 1228 FF 1235 Ass t.Hy3 WalthamA
- Mascynges 1248 Ass
- Masching(es) 1254,1285 Ass 1275 Ipm
- Massing(g) 1254,1255 Ass 1256–61 FF 1303 FA
- Massinges t.Hy3 WalthamA
- Machthing 1290 Pat
- Matchinges 1306 Abbr
- Machyn 1509 LP
- Machin 1665–1709 ERxxxi
Etymology
OE *Mæccingas , 'the settlement of the people of Mæcca ,' a pers. name not on independent record, but possibly found in mæccanfer BCS 476, and cognate with OHG Mac (c )ho (v. Ekwall, PN in -ing 47). The variation in the medial consonants is due to French influence, and has left its permanent mark in the doublet Messing infra 396 and in Messings Mead Plantation in this parish (IPN 102). v. Introd. xxiii.