Brandsby
Major Settlement in the Parish of Brandsby
Historical Forms
- Branzbi 1086 DB
- Brendesbi 1167 P
- Brandeby 1224–30 Fees
- Branceby 1231 FF
- Brandesby 1221–5 RegAlbii.56d 1458 Test
- Brandsby 1316 KF 1665 Visit
- Bransby 1316 KF
Etymology
'Brand's farm' v. by . This personal name, common in the Danelaw, represents ON Brandr . The form Brance - represents the ON gen. sing. in -s (cf. Haxby 14supra ), as in Bransby (L), Braunceby 1243 Cl, and some forms of Bransdale 65infra .Other forms are due to the substitution of the OE gen. -es , voiced in ME to [z ].