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Chenias
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Discussion of the name
The name Chenias does not appear to be Old English; it may be an Old Welsh name *Cenias or *Cinias comprising the elements con ‘high’ and ias ‘boiling, fervour’ (von Feilitzen 1937: 214-15).There are no pre-Domesday occurrences of this name in the PASE corpus, so it is clear that the name Chenias was, at the very least, extremely rare.
Bibliography
von Feilitzen 1937: O. von Feilitzen, The Pre-Conquest Personal Names of Domesday Book (Uppsala, 1937)Forms of the name
Spellings in Domesday Book: Chenias, ChiniasForms in modern scholarship:
von Feilitzen head forms: Chenias
Phillimore edition: Kenias
Alecto edition: Chenias
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon | 25,14 | Awliscombe | Chenias | Chenias 'of Gittisham' | - | Goscelm of Exeter | - | 1.00 | 0.75 | 1.00 | A | Map |
| Devon | 25,15 | Gittisham | Chinias | Chenias 'of Gittisham' | - | Goscelm of Exeter | - | 4.50 | 3.00 | 3.00 | A | Map |
| Devon | 25,23 | Farway | Chenias | Chenias 'of Gittisham' | - | Goscelm of Exeter | Ludo | 0.25 | 1.00 | 1.00 | A | Map |
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