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EN
KW
Demelza
(EN)
/
Dinmelsa
(KW)
Type:
Settlement
Parish:
St Wenn
Hundred:
Pydarshire
Elements:
din
Meaning:
fort, castle
Melsa
This refers to the name of a person:
name
Elements notes:
<din> 'fort, hill-fort' + <Melsa> British personal name Mælda {<maglos> ‘mæl’ + ?<daf> obscure}
Historic forms:
Dynmaelda 1309, Dynmalsa 1342, Dymelsa 1356.