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Cynestan
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Discussion of the name
Cynestan is an Old English masculine name comprising the elements cynn ‘rank, family, kin’ and stān ‘stone, rock, gem’.There are 12 entries for people called Cynestan recorded from before the Conquest in the PASE corpus, which suggests that the name should be regarded as unusual rare than rare. Cynestan 1-7 occur between the late ninth and early eleventh centuries and Cynestan 9-13 represent eleventh-century moneyers at Dover. The PASE data suggest that the use of this name was limited to southern England and the west midlands, but since the corpus comprises mainly religious and moneyers this may not be representative.
Forms of the name
Spellings in Domesday Book: Chenestan, ChinestanSpellings in Exon DB: Chenestanus, Chenestannus, Chinestanus
Forms in modern scholarship:
von Feilitzen head form: Cynestān
Phillimore edition: Cynestan
Alecto edition: Cynestan
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwall | 5,2,25 | Appledore | Chinestan | Cynestan 'of Broadwood' | - | Robert, count of Mortain | Reynold de Vautortes | 0.25 | 1.00 | 0.75 | B | Map |
| Cornwall | 5,2,26 | Bicton | Chinestan | Cynestan 'of Broadwood' | - | Robert, count of Mortain | Reynold de Vautortes | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.15 | B | Map |
| Devon | 17,5 | Broadwoodwidger | Chinestan | Cynestan 'of Broadwood' | - | Judhael of Totnes | Nigel 'the man of Judhael of Totnes' | 0.41 | 6.00 | 4.00 | B | Map |
| Devon | 17,7 | Downicary | Chenestan | Cynestan 'of Broadwood' | - | Judhael of Totnes | Waldin | 0.38 | 2.50 | 2.00 | B | Map |
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