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Smala

Discussion of the name

Smala is an Old English masculine name derived from OE smæl ‘small’, probably originally a byname.

There are three entries for this name in the PASE corpus: Smala 1 is a catch-all category for occurrences in DB, and Smala 2-3 were tenth-century moneyers active at unspecified mints.

Forms of the name

Spellings in Domesday Book: Smail, Smalo

Forms in modern scholarship:

  von Feilitzen head forms: Smala 

  Phillimore edition: Small

  Alecto edition: Smala

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 Wiltshire	Phil. ref. 48,11	Vill Sherrington	DB Spelling Smalo	Holder 1066 Smala 'of Sherrington'	Lord 1066 -	Tenant-in-Chief 1086 Osbern Giffard	1086 Subtenant -	Fiscal Value 5.00	1066 Value 4.00	1086 Value 5.00	Confidence B	Map
Shire Wiltshire	Phil. ref. 48,8	Vill Hill Deverill	DB Spelling Smail	Holder 1066 Smala 'of Sherrington'	Lord 1066 -	Tenant-in-Chief 1086 Osbern Giffard	1086 Subtenant -	Fiscal Value 3.13	1066 Value 2.00	1086 Value 3.00	Confidence B	Map
Totals								Fiscal Value	1066 Value	1086 Value

People of this name

• Smala 4 - Smala ‘of Sherrington’ (Wilts.), fl. 1066