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.

Holtby

Major Settlement in the Parish of Holtby

Historical Forms

  • Boltebi (sic) 1086 DB
  • Holteby 12 RegAlbi.67d 1316 Vill

Etymology

The persistence of medial -e - in the spellings shows that the first element had an originally inflected form (gen. sg.). 'Holti's farm' from the ON  personal name Holti and by.

Places in the same Parish

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