Theobald Street
Early-attested site in the Parish of Aldenham
Historical Forms
- Titeberst(h) 1086 DB
- Titeberst 1204 Cur 1304 Ipm
- Tyteberst 1258 FF 1261 ADi 1287 Ass
- Titeburst t.Hy2 Dugd 1322 FF
- Tythebyrste 13th ADi
- Titteberst 13th ADiii
- Titesburst 1327 FF
- Tytebrist 1278 Ass
- Tytebrust 1342 ib
- Tyttbrust 1551 FF
- Tyberste 1287 Ass
- Tybherst 1478 Pat
- Tyebirst 1501 ECP
- Tibburste 1556 AOMB
- Tybhurste 1561 FF
- Tiddeburst 1299 Ass
- Tydbrist 1480–3 ECP
- Tydbrest 1542 LP
- Tybur strete 1501 ECP
- Titburstreet 1637 Sess
- Tibber streete 1637 Ct
- Tibbitt streete ib.
- Tiberstreete 1645 FF
- Tiburstreet 1645 Moulton
- Tibbolstreete 1637 Ct
- Thebaldstreete 1694 FF
- Teebald Street 1778 Recov
Etymology
The second element of this name is clearly the OE (eorð )- geberst , found in 739 (Crawford i) in the bounds of Crediton, Devon, but it is impossible at the present day to discover just what sort of earth-crack the name refers to. It may, however, be noted that the place is on a clay soil which does occasionally produce deep cracks in very dry summers. Cf. Berstedell (1429Ct ) in Little Berkhamsted. The first element is probably the OE personal name Tit (t )a , found in Tittandun in Wo (BCS 1282) and in Tittinghurst (PN Sx 254). See also Tykes Water supra 5.Titberst Street > Tibberstreet and then Tibber was confused with Tibbal (d ), the colloquial reduction of the name Theobald .