Jul 15
Hemede
Hemede is an Anglo-Saxon masculine name composed of ham (home) and ede (flock).
Variants:
Hemede [Eilert Ekwall 1936 The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Place-Names, 1st edition, page 223].
Hemmede [Eilert Ekwall 1936 The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Place-Names, 1st edition, page 223].
Hemeda [Eilert Ekwall 1936 The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Place-Names, 1st edition, page 223].
Prototheme:
ham = home [Robert Ferguson 1883 Surnames as a Science, page 92].
Deuterotheme:
Ede = a flock [Joseph Bosworth 1838 A Dictionary of the Anglo-Saxon Language, 1st edition, page 99].
Evidence:
The place-name Hamessel, recorded in 1086, is believed to mean “Hamede’s hill” [Eilert Ekwall 1936 The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Place-Names, 1st edition, page 223].
