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Cynegifu 2
Cynegifu ‘of Thorne’ (Som.), fl. 1066
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Summary
Cynegifu 2 had a small estate in south Somerset TRE assessed at 1¼ hides and with a value of 10s.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset | 19,77 | Thorne | Cheneue | Cynegifu 'of Thorne' | - | Robert, count of Mortain | Drew 'of Montacute' | 1.25 | 0.50 | 1.00 | C | Map |
| Totals | ||||||||||||
Profile
Cynegifu 2’s solitary estate was at Thorne Giffard, a couple of miles to the north-west of Yeovil in south Somerset. No-one else of that name was recorded in DB and the Phillimore translation (Thorn and Thorn 1980: DB 19,77) renders this name as Cynwy, thereby indicating the masculine name Cynewig rather than the feminine Cynegifu. Nevertheless, the DB spelling Cheneue and the Exon (279b1) spelling Cheneua are much more likely to represent Cynegifu rather than Cynewig, which is otherwise spelt Cheneuui or Chenui in DB (cf. von Feilitzen 1937: 220-1).Bibliography
Thorn and Thorn 1980: Domesday Book 8: Somerset, ed. C. Thorn and F. Thorn (Chichester, 1980)
von Feilitzen 1937: O. von Feilitzen, The Pre-Conquest Personal Names of Domesday Book (Uppsala, 1937)