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Survey of English Place-Names

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Cowmans(lost)

Other OS name in the Parish of Feering

Historical Forms

  • Comanneshey 1289 Survey
  • graua voc. Copmaneshey 1291 For
  • Cowmand(e)s(h)ey 1473 Ct

Etymology

( lost ) is Comanneshey 1289Survey , graua voc . Copmaneshey 1291For ,Cowman (nes )hey (e )1404, 1406, Cowmannyescrosse 1466, Cowman (y )s 1466–1529Ct , 1485MinAcct , Cowmand (e )s (h )ey 1473Ct . ON  kaupmaðr , ' trader , ' probably used as a pers. name ; cf. Capernwray (PN La 187) , Copmanthorpe (PN WRY51) , Coppingford (PN BedsHu 237) and v. (ge)hæg .