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Ceolmær

Discussion of the name

Ceolmær is a masculine OE name formed from the elements cēol ‘keel, ship’ and mær ‘fame’. It was evidently a rare name, and the single example recorded in PASE was probably the same person as the TRE landowner.

Forms of the name

Spellings in Domesday Book: Celmar

Forms in modern scholarship:

  von Feilitzen head forms: Cēolmær

  Phillimore edition: Ceolmær

  Alecto edition: Ceolmær

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
Shire Worcestershire	Phil. ref. 20,1	Vill Doddenham	DB Spelling Celmar	Holder 1066 Ceolmær 'of Doddenham'	Lord 1066 -	Tenant-in-Chief 1086 Gilbert fitzTurold	1086 Subtenant -	Fiscal Value 1.00	1066 Value 1.00	1086 Value 2.10	Confidence A	Map
Totals								Fiscal Value	1066 Value	1086 Value

People of this name

• Ceolmær 1 - Ceolmær ‘of Doddenham’ (Worcs.), fl. 1066