Frodingham
Major Settlement in the Parish of Frodingham
Historical Forms
- Frodingeham 1224 Welles 1291 Tax
- Frodingham c1128 ChronPetro 1237 RRG 1254 ValNor 1281 RSu 1519 ECB 1556 InstBen 1601 Foster
- Frodingham otherwise Frothingham 1829 Shef
- Frodyngham 1406 Pat 1409 RRep 1535 VEiv 1556 Pat
- Froddingham 1647 Nelthorpe
- Frothengham 1190 Dugdvi 1301
- Frothingham 1259,1261 RRGr 1290,1293 RSu e14 RAii 1300 Ipm 1301 KR 1301 Cl 1307,1308 KR 1308 Cl 1316 FA 1571 Pat
- Froþingham c1279 RRGr
- Frothyngham 1327 SR 1356 BPR 1360 Orig 1360,1378 Pat 1379 Ipm 1382 Misc 1387,1388 Foster 1545–47 MinAcct
- Forthyngham 1343 NI
- Forthingham 1539 LPxiv
Etymology
'The homestead, the estate of the Frōdingas', from the gen.pl. Frōdinga of the OE group name Frōdingas 'the family, the dependents of Frōd (a )' and OE hām 'a homestead, an estate'. Forms in -th - are due to Scand influence.