Briningham
Major Settlement in the Parish of Briningham
Historical Forms
- Bruningaham, Burningaham 1086 DB
- Brinigham 1209 FF 1261 Cl 1275 RH 1346 FA
- Brunigham 1214 Cur
- Briningham 1227 Bract 1269 Ass 1275 RH 1277 FF 1254–75 Val
- Bringham 1231 Bract
- Breningham 1257 Ass
- Bryningham 1275 RH 1277 FF 1330 SR
- Bruningham 1280 Ipm
- Brinyngham 1286 Ass 1316 FA 1369 Cl
- Brinningham 1302 FA
- Brynyngham 1304 Pat 1350 Ch 1350to1485 FF 1351 Pat 1535 VE
- Bryngham 1331 FF
- Brynnyngham 1444 1531 BM
- Byrnyngham 1514 NfD
- Burningham 1574 Saxton 1763 Bowen
- Birnyngham 1591 AD
Etymology
'The hām of Brȳni 's people', formed from the genitive plural of a group name in -ingas (Brȳninga -) and hām , a type of name which often occurs in East Anglia. The OE pers.n. Brȳni is well attested (Redin 121).