English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Gilmonby

Major Settlement in the Parish of Bowes

Historical Forms

  • Gil(le)maneby 1146–61 MaryY
  • Gilmanby 1301 LS 1541 Dugdiii.572 1577 Saxton
  • Gillemon c. 1217 YD
  • Gylleman 1249 Easby 174

Etymology

'Gilman's farm' v. by . Gilman is a pers. n. from ON  gilmaðr 'a libertine' and it is found independently in English as Gillemon c. 1217 YD and Gylleman 1249Easby 174.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement