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.

Evenhoe

Other OS name in the Parish of Gretton

Historical Forms

  • Evenhoo Quarter 1584 Map
  • Eueno 1669 Clayton

Etymology

( B ) is Evenhoo Quarter 1584Map , Eueno 1669Clayton , v. hoh . The first element is uncertain . It may be the word ' even , ' i.e . ' level , ' ' smooth . '