Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Utrincham, Ultrincham 1086 DB

• Itringeham, Itringheham, Iteringeham, Yteringeham c.1145 CAcre

• Ytringham 1200 Cur

• Itringham 1202 Seld 1242–3 Fees 1275 RH 1286 Ass 1328 Banco 1329 AD 1346 FA

• Iterigham 1202,1203 FF

• Ytringham 1209 Ass

• Itringeham 1220 Cur 1227 Bract 1257 Ass

• Ytringeham 1220,1225 Cur

• Iteringeham 1257 Ass

• Etringham 1296 Orig 1475–85 ECP

• Itryngham 1302to1428 FA 1313to1467 FF 1313 Pat 1349 Cl 1535 VE

• Iteryngham 1316 FA

• Ittryngham 1551 Pat

Etymology

This may be the gen. of a group-name in -ingas, formed from a pers.n. *Ytra or *Ytri , which may be derived from OE  oter 'otter' (cf. Otterden K), originally a nickname, followed by hām , i.e. 'the hām of *Ytra 's people'. Alternatively the first element may be an ing -derivative from OE  ȳterra 'outer', but it is not clear what a name meaning 'the hām of the people living outside' would imply. Cf. DEPN, Mills, PN-ing 136.