Snitterby
Major Settlement in the Parish of Snitterby
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.