Cynna

Male
DWP
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Discussion of the name

Cynna is a pet form of an Old English masculine name that had Cyne- (from cynn ‘rank, family, kin’) as its first element.

There are four entries in the PASE corpus, of which Cynna 1 is a catch-all for occurrences in DB and Cynna 2-3 represent one or more moneyers operating at Chichester then Winchester 997-1023.

Bibliography

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: Chenna

Forms in modern scholarship:

  von Feilitzen head forms: Cynna

  Phillimore edition: Kenna

  Alecto edition: Cynna

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
Hampshire NF10,4 Canterton Chenna Cynna 'of Canterton' Edward, king William, king - 0.13 0.00 0.80 - Map
Hampshire NF10,4 Canterton Chenna Cynna 'of Canterton' Edward, king William, king Cynna 0.13 0.20 0.20 B Map
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Subtenant in 1086

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
Hampshire NF10,4 Canterton Chenna Cynna 'of Canterton' Edward, king William, king Cynna 0.13 0.20 0.20 B Map
Totals