Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Killingbec, Kyllingbec, Kyllingbek(e), Kyllyngbek(e) 12,13 Sawl137d 13 Kirkst 1341 Surv 1507 Rent

• Kyllyngbeyk 1430 Bodl170

• Kyllyngbecke 1601 PRWhtk

• Kyllynbecke 1546 FF

• Kelyngbe(c)k 1323 MinAcct 1531 ADi

• Kylingbek, Kylyn(g)bek, Kylyn(g)bec 1325 Bodl110 1379 PT 1427 Calv

Etymology

As with other p.ns. in Killing - (Killinghall v, 100infra , Killing Nab Scar YN 871, etc.), there are several possibilities, which include a derivative of the ODan  pers.n. Kille found in Y DB as Cille (DaGP s.n., Feilitzen 216) or of an OE  pers.n. Cylla (as in Killinghall infra ), as well as ON  kiðlingr 'young goat, kid', used as an appellative or as a byname (LindBN), with early assimilation to killing ; this assimilation may be Scand (as in the recorded Norw  Killinger , cf. Lindkvist 201), English, or AN, perhaps paralleled by Gilling, Gillamoor YN 53, 64, or Swillington 93supra , cf. Zachrisson, ANInfl 91. 'Killing's stream' or 'kid stream', v. bekkr .