Dinnand
Early-attested site in the Parish of Danby
Historical Forms
- le Dynant 1273 YI
Etymology
This is the name of a boundary stone on the hills in the north of Danby parish. Possibly we have here to deal with a Celtic name, for the name is not of a Germanic type. If this surmise is correct the name is no doubt from Brit din 'hill, fort' (cf. Welsh din 'hill,' Cornish din 'a fort') extended by a suffix -ant , which also enters into the name of the old Northumbrian kingdom of Bernicia (Brit *Briganticia ) and the tribal name Brigantes .