Lamas
Major Settlement in the Parish of Lamas with Little Hautbois
Historical Forms
- Lammesse 1044–7 (13 Sawyer 1055) KCD 785
- Lamers 1086 DB
- Lammesse 1100–20 Holme c.1150 Bodl 1186 P 1228to1430 FF 1242–3 Fees 1254–75 Val 1257,1269,1286 Ass 1275 RH 1283to1364 Ipm 1254 NfA 1302to1428 FA 1307,1328 DeBanco 1336 Pat 1344,1348 Cl 1399 AD 1455–6 BM
- Lammasse 1187to1194 P
- Lamerss' 1214 Cur
- Lamersse 1250 Ass
- Lammers 1257 ib
- Lammes 1286 Ch 1535 VA
- Lamesse 1257 Ass 1307 FF
Etymology
OE lām 'loam, clay' and mersc 'marsh'. The first element could also be interpreted as OE lamb but, as noted by Ekwall (DEPN), the first- mentioned alternative seems preferable, and this agrees with Mills' interpretation.