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.

Dauncies

Early-attested site in the Parish of Welland

Historical Forms

  • Dauncies 1463 Cl

Etymology

Nothing is known of the origin of this name, but it looks as if it were manorial and derived from someone taking his name from Dauntsey (W), or it may be for Daunce 's and derived from the common Worcestershire name Daunce .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement