Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Uhtinabrigga 1161 YCh1268 16

• Doutybrigg 1297 LS

• Uttibrig' 1323 YDxii,113

• Otabridge 1574 Hlm

• Vghtibrig(g), Ughtibrig(g), Ughtybrig(g), -brig(g), Ughtibryg 1359 FF 1379 PT 1441 SheffMan 1633 ib

• Ughtebryge, Ughtebrig 1488 FF 1495 SheffCh

• Ughtiebridge 1643 WillY

• Oughtybryge 1539 FF

• Oughty Bridge 1822 Langd

Etymology

The first el. is a pers.n. containing the OE name-theme Ūht - (as in Ūhtrēd in Oughtershaw (Buckden) pt. vi infra ); the second theme of the pers.n. is less certain but the oldest spelling Uhtina - looks like a copying error for Uhtiua -, which would normally represent an OE  Ūhtgifu , a woman's name. 'Ūhtgifu's bridge', v. brycg .