Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Duntesburn(e) 1055,1138–1215 Glouc 1322 Pat

• Duntesburn(e) Hotot 1220 Fees 1313 FF

• Duntesburn(e) Abbatis 1287 Ass 1316 FA

• Duntesburn(e) Abbatis Gloucestr' 1307 FF

• Ouer Duntesburn(e) 1577 M

• Dantesborne, Dantisborne, Tantesborne 1086 DB

• Dantesburne c.1155 Godstow

• Dvntesborn(e), Duntesborn(e) 1086 DB 1221 Ass 1322 Misc 1354 Ch

• Duntisburn' 1236 Fees 1285 FA

• Duntesbourn(e) 1291 Tax 1303 Pat 1471 Talbot

• Duntesbourn Abbatis 1291 Tax 1535 VE

• Duntesbourn(e) Houtert 1295 FF

• Dontesbo(u)rn(e) 1327 Ch

• Dontesbo(u)rn(e) Hotat, Dontesbo(u)rn(e) Hotot 1303 FA 1474 Pat

• Dontesbo(u)rn(e) Abbatis 1327 SR

• Dontesborn Abbots 1474 Pat

• Dontisburn 1462 ib

• Dountesborne Abbottes als. Regis 1580 FF

• Dunsburn, Dunsborn(e) c.1560 Surv

• Dunsborn(e) Abbottes 1587 FF

• Dunsborn(e) Abbots 1657 PR

Etymology

'Dunt's stream', v. burna . An OE  pers.n. Dunt is not recorded, but is assumed from Duntisbourne, Downstow (D 291), and Dunsfold (Sr 234, where it is suggested that it would be cognate with OG  Tunzi , Tunza and related to ON  Dynta , Dyntr ); etymologically it is also related to OE  dynt 'a dint, a blow' and ModE  dial. dunt 'a blow'.The affixes refer to the Abbot of St Peter's, Gloucester, who was given land here by Ermelina, wife of Walter de Laci (Glouc i, 258), and to the family of Hotat who had lands here (1237 ClR); cf. Duntisbourne Leer (foll.) and Duntisbourne Rouse (73infra ).