Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Estendone 1086 DB

• Huntendon' 1167 P 1198,1236 Fees

• Huntendona 1205 P

• Huntenden' 1250 Fees

• Hontindon 1271 For

• Huntindun' 1250 Fees

• Huntindon', Huntyndon' c.1255 RH 1271 For 1272 MRA 1290 Ch 1300to1378 Banco 1302to1382 Ipm 1304,1333,1360 Ass 1319 Ct 1327,1332 SR 1354 Pat 1322 Rental 1441 Hatherton

• the hay of Huntindon 1290 Ch

• Huntedon 1203,1247 Ass 1264 IpmR 1294 Banco

• Huntydon 1395 FF

• Huntigeton 1623 Ct

• Huntyngdon, Huntingdon 1262 For 1272 MRA 1307to1366 Banco 1333 FF 1340,1365,1607 Ct 1363,1380 Fine 1379to1456 Ipm

• Hontyngdon 1379 Hatherton

• Huntyngdoun 1403 Cl

• Huntyngton 1444 FF 1578 1481 CoramR 1502 Ipm 1523,1568,1610 Ct 1571 Pat

• Hontingeton 1578 Survey

• Huntington 1548 1583 Ct 1695 Morden 1834 O

• Huntington als Ramshorne 1616 Hatherton

Etymology

'The huntsmen's hill', v. hunta (huntena gen.pl.), dūn . The DB form (v. VCH iv, 56 No 273) represents an older form based on ēastan dūn 'the hill to the east', v. EPN 1 145.