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Leofhelm
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Discussion of the name
Leofhelm is a masculine OE name formed from the elements lēof (‘dear’) and helm (‘protection, helmet’) (von Feilitzen 1937: 312). Lēof was a productive element in late Anglo-Saxon names but helm appears only in a handful of names that were uncommon among landed families. The only Leofhelms yet recorded before 1066 were a monk commemorated in the earliest portion of the Durham Liber Vitae c. 800 (DLV: II, 136) and an unknown number of moneyers active over the period 899–972 (Leofhelm 2–7).Bibliography
DLV: The Durham Liber Vitae. London, British Library, MS Cotton Domitian A.VII: Edition and Digital Facsimile with Introduction, Codicological, Prosopographical and Linguistic Commentary, and Indexes, ed. D. W. Rollason and L. Rollason, 3 vols. (London: British Library, 2007)von Feilitzen 1937: Olof von Feilitzen, The Pre-Conquest Personal Names of Domesday Book, Nomina Germanica 3 (Uppsala: Almqvist and Wiksells, 1937)
Forms of the name
Spellings in Domesday Book: Lefelm, LeufelForms in modern scholarship:
von Feilitzen head forms: Lēofhelm
Phillimore edition: Leofhelm
Alecto edition: Leofhelm
Distribution map of property and lordships associated with this name in DB
List of property and lordships associated with this name in DB
Holder 1066
| Shire | Phil. ref. | Vill | DB Spelling | Holder 1066 | Lord 1066 | Tenant-in-Chief 1086 | 1086 Subtenant | Fiscal Value | 1066 Value | 1086 Value | Conf. | Show on Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey | 19,17 | Walton on the Hill | Lefelm | Leofhelm 'of Pangdean' | Edward, king | Richard fitzGilbert | John 'of Buckland' | 5.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | D | Map |
| Sussex | 12,31 | Pangdean | Leufel | Leofhelm 'of Pangdean' | Edward, king | William de Warenne | William fitzReynold | 10.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | D | Map |
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