Flaunden
Major Settlement in the Parish of Flaunden
Historical Forms
- Flawenden(e) 13th ADi,iii,iv
- Flauenden 1254–8 Grossteste
- Flawndene c.1200 Miss
- Flaunden(e) 1279 Ch
- Flaunden street 1611 Sess
- Flandene 1287 Ass 1428 FA
- Flawning 1670 MarLic
- Flaw Hills c. 1840 TA
Etymology
The second element of this name is the OE denu, 'valley.'The first may be a personal name Flaha , of nickname origin, from OE flāh , 'treacherous,' but no certainty is possible. The first element perhaps repeats itself in Flaw Hills c. 1840TA .