Rathi

Male
CPL
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Discussion of the name

Rathi is a masculine Scandinavian name which originated in a byname formed as the weak version of the ON word hraðr (‘quick, swift’). It was not much used anywhere in Scandinavia as either byname or personal name, and in England, apart from DB, it has been noted only in the place-name Raithby by Spilsby (Lincs.) (Insley 1994: 204–5).

Bibliography

Insley 1994: John Insley, Scandinavian Personal Names in Norfolk: A Survey based on Medieval Records and Place-Names, Acta Academiae Regiae Gustavi Adolphi 62 (Uppsala, 1994)

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: Ratho

Forms in modern scholarship:

  von Feilitzen head forms: ON Hraði, ODan Rathi

  Phillimore edition: Rathi

  Alecto edition: Rathi

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
Norfolk 24,6 Postwick Ratho Rathi 'of Postwick' - Eudo the steward - 1.00 1.00 2.00 B Map
Norfolk 52,2 Tunstall Ratho Rathi 'of Postwick' - Gilbert the crossbowman - 0.50 0.50 1.10 B Map
Norfolk 8,119 Gimingham Ratho Rathi 'of Gimingham' - William de Warenne - 2.00 2.00 8.00 A Map
Norfolk 8,119 Gimingham - Rathi 'of Gimingham' - William de Warenne - 0.23 0.00 0.00 A Map
Totals

Lord 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
Norfolk 8,119 Gimingham - 23 sokemen Rathi 'of Gimingham' William de Warenne - 0.40 0.00 0.00 A Map
Norfolk 8,128 Southrepps Ratho 5 free men Rathi 'of Gimingham' William de Warenne - 0.08 0.13 0.13 A Map
Totals