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Frawin
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Discussion of the name
It is improbable that the name spelt Frauuin(us) and Frawinus in DB and its satellites can represent the Old English names Frēawine or Frēowine but the spellings are appropriate for the Continental Germanic name Frawin, of uncertain derivation (von Feilitzen 1937: 60, 63-4, 252-3); perhaps this name had been adopted into English usage by the time of the Conquest.There are no pre-Domesday occurrences of this name in the PASE corpus.
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: Frauuin(us)Spellings in IE: Frawinus, Franius
Forms in modern scholarship:
von Feilitzen head forms: Frauuin
Phillimore edition: Frawin
Alecto edition: Frawin, Frawine
Distribution map of property and lordships associated with this name in DB
List of property and lordships associated with this name in DB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwall | 5,24,21 | Tregony | Frauuinus | Ælfric 'of Tregony' | - | Robert, count of Mortain | Frawin 'of Tregony' | 1.00 | 1.25 | 0.75 | B | Map |
| Wiltshire | 68,18 | Alton | Frauuinus | - | - | John the usher | Frawin 'of Alton' | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | B | Map |
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