Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Esnetrebi 1086 DB

• Snetrebi 1086 DB

• Snitrebi c1115 LS

• Sniterby 1194 CurP 1250 Fees 1275 RH 1300,1307 Ipm 1310 Pat 1338 Cl 1361,1506 Ipm

• Sniterbi 1196 ChancR 1212 Fees 1212 FF 1230–4 RAiv

• Snyterby 1244,1250 Fees 1275 ChronPetro 1275 FF 1276 RH 1291 Tax 1294 Ass 1307 Pat 1526 Sub

• Snytyrby 1404 AddCh

• Sniteresbi 1219 Ass

• Snitereby 1226 FF

• Snytterby 1315 Inqaqd 1497 LWB 1506 Ipm 1561 Pat

• Snytterbie 1553 ib

• Snitterby 1506 Ipm 1610 Speed

• Snetyrby 1265 Misc

• Sneterby 1327 SR 1465 Pat 1490 Ipm 1541 Foster 1549 Pat

Etymology

Probably an Anglo-Danish formation from the OE  unrecorded pers.n. *Snytra and ODan  bȳ, hence 'Snytra's farmstead, village', as proposed by Ekwall (DEPN s.n.), who suggests that this pers.n. is a derivative of OE  snotor , snytre 'wise'. The same pers.n. has been adduced also for Snetterton (Nf) and Snitterton (PN Db 412). The DB forms with initial prosthetic E- are due to AN influence.