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.

Blaithroyd

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Bladeroides 1409 YDx
  • -royde 1571 Ct
  • Blaidroid 1530 Testvi
  • Blaidroyd 1775 Watson
  • Blaithroid(e) 1533 Testvi 1536 Stansf 1659 WillS
  • Blaytheroyd(e), Blathroyd(e) 1536 Rent

Etymology

Blaithroyd, Bladeroides 1409 YD x, -royde 1571 Ct, Blaidroid 1530 Test vi, Blaidroyd 1775 Watson 305, Blaithroid (e )1533 Test vi, 1536 Stansf, 1659 WillS, Blaytheroyd (e ), Blathroyd (e )1536 Rent, cf. also Bladehey , Bladehous 1409 YD x. v. rod 1 . The first el. could be the ME  surname Blade (Reaney 35) or a byname from ON  bleyði 'cowardice, timidity'; no such pers.n. is on record, but the unmutated adj. occurs as the ON  byname Blauði .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement