Thus have we the origin of our nase, -nese, -ness, -nib, -nab, &c., which are found in the composition of many of our local proper names; but, after looking over the foregoing paragraph, who can tell whether these forms were transported to our shores in a Saxon, Jutish, Anglic, or Danish bark?
Wm. Matthews.
Cowgill.
The Termination "-by."—Having gone over the remaining letters H to Z, I send you the following results:
| Lincoln | 94 | , in former list | 65 | Total | 159 | |
| York | 41 | " | " | 24 | " | 65 |
| Leicester | 22 | " | " | 21 | " | 43 |
| Norfolk | 13 | " | " | 6 | " | 19 |
| Notts | 9 | " | " | 2 | " | 11 |
| Cumberland | 9 | " | " | 7 | " | 16 |
| Lancaster | 6 | " | " | 2 | " | 8 |
| Westmoreland | 5 | " | " | 3 | " | 8 |
| Warwick | 3 | " | " | 0 | " | 3 |
| Northampton | 3 | " | " | 9 | " | 12 |
| Suffolk | 3 | " | " | 0 | " | 3 |
| Essex (Kirby-le-Soken) | 1 | " | " | 0 | " | 1 |
| Chester (West Kirby or Kirkby) | 1 | " | " | 0 | " | 1 |
| Pembroke (Tenby) | 1 | " | " | 0 | " | 1 |
| 211 | ||||||
| Derby | 2 | " | 2 | |||
| Sussex | 1 | " | 1 | |||
| 142 | 353 | |||||
I leave this for the study of others.
B. H. C.
As B. H. C. could only find seven places in Cumberland ending in -by, I take the liberty of sending him a few additional names. Writing from memory, I may very possibly have omitted many more:
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Aglionby. Allonby. Alwardby. Arcleby. Birkby. Botcherby. Corby. Crosby. Cross Cannonby. Dovenby. Etterby. Flimby. Gamelsby. Glassonby. Harby. Harraby. Ireby. Johnby. Langwathby. Lazonby. |
Maughanby. Melmerby. Moresby. Motherby. Netherby. Ormesby. Ousby. Outerby. Parsonby. Ponsonby. Rickerby. Scaleby. Scotby. Sowerby. Tarraby. Thursby. Uckmanby. Uprightby, pronounced Heaverby. |