Re[2]: [tied] Re: Permian

At 10:35:18 AM on Friday, April 21, 2006, Piotr Gasiorowski
wrote:

> On 2006-04-21 15:42, tgpedersen wrote:

[...]

>> Anyway I think this idea flies better than Brambleville.
>> ;-)

> What about Bromley (St. Leonard = modern B.-by-Bow), which
> comes from OE bræm(b)el le:ah 'bramble-meadow'? There are
> many "broom" and "bramble" placenames all over England
> (the other London Bromley is OE bro:m le:ah
> 'broom-meadow'!).

Not to mention <Bramber> (<Bremre> 956, <Brembre> ante 1080,
<Bremble> 11th c., from OE <bre:mer>, <brember> 'bramble
thicket'); <Bramerton> (<Brambretuna> 1086, from <brember> +
<tu:n>); <Bremhill> (<Bræmel> 937 [14th c.], <Breomel> 937
[12th c.], <Bremel> 937 [14th c.], 1190, from <bre:mel>
'bramble-bush'; <Bramshaw> (<Bramessage> 1086, <Bremscaue>
1158, <Bremblessath> 1212); and <Bramshott> (<Brenbresete>
1086, <Brembels(h)ete> 1207-91).

Brian