Cynewine

Male
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Discussion of the name

Cynewine is an Old English masculine name comprising the elements cynn ‘rank, family, kin’ and wine ‘friend, protector, lord’.

The only entries in the PASE corpus are for Cynewine 1 and Cynewine 2, who were religious at Winchester and Ely respectively during the later tenth or early eleventh century, and Cynewine 3, a catch-all category for occurrences of this name in DB.

Forms of the name

Spellings in Domesday Book: Chenuin, Chenvin

Forms in modern scholarship:

  von Feilitzen head forms: Cynewine

  Phillimore edition: Kenwin

  Alecto edition: Cynewine

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
Staffordshire 17,1 Codsall Chenvin Cynewine 'of Codsall' - Cynewine, king's thegn - 3.00 0.00 0.00 A Map
Wiltshire 24,23 Chitterne Chenuin Cynewine 'of Chitterne' - Edward of Salisbury - 5.00 8.00 10.00 B Map
Totals

Tenant-in-Chief 1086 demesne estates (no subtenants)

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
Staffordshire 17,1 Codsall Chenvin Cynewine 'of Codsall' - Cynewine, king's thegn - 3.00 0.00 0.00 A Map
Totals