Coney Mires
Other OS name in the Parish of Ludborough
Historical Forms
- Conam myres 1674 Terrier
- Connamires 1686,1690,1693 Terrier
- le Cona mires (sic) 1697 Terrier
- Conammires 1703 Terrier
- conamires 1706,1724 Terrier
- Cona-mires (sic) 1745 Terrier
Etymology
, Conam myres 1674Terrier , Connamires 1686, 1690,1693Terrier , le Cona mires (sic)1697Terrier , Conammires 1703Terrier , conamires 1706,1724Terrier , Cona-mires (sic)1745Terrier , it seems likely that the first el . is Conam , a common local spelling of the nearby Covenham supra , the second being mýrr ' a mire, a bog, swampyground ' ; the modern form would then be due to popular etymology , the first el . being associated with coni ' a rabbit ' . No evidence has been found for the association with Covenham .