Sæmann is a masculine Old English name formed from the common elements sæ (‘sea’) and mann (‘man’) and identical in form with the common noun meaning ‘seaman’ or ‘pirate’. The second element is a feature of later Old English name-giving, and the handful of pre-Conquest examples of the name all date from after 1000 (Sæmann 1–3).
von Feilitzen 1937: Olof von Feilitzen, The Pre-Conquest Personal Names of Domesday Book, Nomina Germanica 3 (Uppsala: Almqvist and Wiksells, 1937)
Spellings in Domesday Book: Seman
Forms in modern scholarship:
von Feilitzen head forms: Sæmann
Phillimore edition: Saeman
Alecto edition: Sæmann
Shire | Phil. ref. | Vill | Holder 1066 DB Spelling | Holder 1066 | Lord 1066 | Tenant-in-Chief 1086 | 1086 subtenant | Fiscal value | 1066 value | 1086 value | Holder 1066 ID conf. | Show on map |
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Surrey | 19,41 | Mickleham | Seman | Sæmann 'of Mickleham' | Edward, king | Sæmann | - | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | A | Map |
Surrey | 36,2 | Mickleham | Seman | Sæmann 'of Mickleham' | Edward, king | Osweald, king's thegn | Sæmann | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.08 | A | Map |
Total | 1.25 | 1.00 | 1.08 |
Shire | Phil. ref. | Vill | TIC DB Spelling | Holder 1066 | Lord 1066 | Tenant-in-Chief 1086 | 1086 subtenant | Fiscal value | 1066 value | 1086 value | TIC ID conf. | Show on map |
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Surrey | 19,41 | Mickleham | Seman | Sæmann 'of Mickleham' | Edward, king | Sæmann | - | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | A | Map |
Total | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Shire | Phil. ref. | Vill | Subtenant DB Spelling | Holder 1066 | Lord 1066 | Tenant-in-Chief 1086 | 1086 subtenant | Fiscal value | 1066 value | 1086 value | Subtenant ID conf. | Show on map |
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Surrey | 36,2 | Mickleham | Seman | Sæmann 'of Mickleham' | Edward, king | Osweald, king's thegn | Sæmann | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.08 | A | Map |
Total | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.08 |
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