On Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:14:22 -0000, Keith Briggs <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Old names are certainly revived:
> - in Swindon, names of new suburbs (Nythe, Eldene, Liden?) are taken
>from OE charters (S568, ...?) ...
>The question is: how widespread is this practice? ...
>Should I suspect foul play? Does anyone have provable examples of
>ancient names being revived like this, especially for houses, fields, or
>farms?
I read about a farm called Wilson, recorded first in the early Middle Ages
as Wolgerestun, and presumably coming from "Wulfga_res tu_n"; recently its
occupants renamed it as "Wulfgar's Farm". I don't know why: postal confusion
with someine with surname Wilson in its ordinary origin as "William's son"?
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