Nuneham Courtenay
Major Settlement in the Parish of Nuneham Courtenay
Historical Forms
- Neuham 1086 DB c.1240 S c.1280
- Newham' 1226–7 WellsR
- Neuueham, Neweham 1086 DB
- Neweham 1146 Abingdon c.1225 AD 1295–6
- Niuueham 1086 DB 1146 Abingdon c.1225
- Niweham c.1105 Abingdon c.1225 Cl 1292
- Newinham 1194 P
- Newenham 1236 Fees c.1300 FA 1428
- Neuwenham 1246–7 Ass 1310 Cl
- Newenham alias Neuham 1263 Ipm
- Newenham Courteneye 1320 Cl
- Newenham Corteney 1321 Cl
- Niwenham 1254–5 RH
- Nywenham 1341 Ipm 1375 Cl
- Neunam Curtenay 1320 Cl
- Newnham Courteney 1476 AD 1517 DInc
Etymology
'The new village,' OE (æt þām ) nīwan hām , identical with Newnham Murren 49. John de Curtenay appears 1242–3 Fees in connection with the nearby Sutton Courtenay in Berks.
Cf. (to ) Niwan hæminga (londgemære )940 (c. 1200) BCS 760, (into ) Niwan hæma (gemære )1054 (c. 1200) KCD 800: v. hǣme .