May Williamson: The Non-Celtic Place-Names of the Scottish Border ...

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seems to represent the correct form: OE sūð-denu, “southerly valley”. Medial -thd- was
simplified to -d-. The third form is a MSc inverted spelling. Unfortunately the valley at
Southdean runs east and west and is blocked to the south by a shoulder of Highlee Hill. It may
have received its name from the fact that one of the highways to the south runs through it.
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TIMPENDEAN (Jed):
Tempindene, 1600 HMC (Rxb); Timpendein, Blaeu. For the first element, compare
Timpanheck (Hfm). Timpan- is probably Celtic.
WOODEN (Eckf):
Wodden, 1439 RMS; Vodden, 1567 Kelso. This is probably OE wudu denu “wooded valley”;
but cf Wooden Nb: Wulvesdon 1237, from OE wulfes dūn (PN NbDu, 219).
BERWICKSHIRE
BASSENDEAN (Wst): (75, 3 M):
Bastynden, c 1250 (1434) Cdstr; -dane, c 1300 ib; Bakestanesden, ib; Baxtanden, 1335-6
CDS; Baxtendene, 1336-7 ib. “Valley where ‘bakestones’ were found”: cf *Backstonerigg,
Nb (PN NbDu, 9).
BUTTERDEAN (Cld):
Buterden, 1335-6 CDS; Butterdene, 1336-7 ib. “Valley which yielded plenty of butter”
(because the pasture was rich).
EDMOND’S DEAN (Ckb): (75, 8 E, F):
Edmersdun (P), c 1300 (1434) Cdstr; Edmer(i)sden, ib; 1335-6 CDS; Admersden, 1541 ALC.
OE admæres denu. The personal name was later confused with the more common Edmund.
FOULDEN (Fld): (75, 12 J):
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Fugeldene, 1095-1100 ESC; Fouwel- 1296 CDS; Fule-, 1299 ib; Foul-, c 1300 Cold. OE
fugol denu, “bird valley”.
HALLIDEAN (Mert): (81, 2 D):
Halidene, 1567 Kelso. “Holy valley”, probably so called on account of its proximity to Old
Melrose: cf Holydean (Bow).
HALLYDOWN (Cld): (75, 12 F):
Hallyden, 1621 HMC (Wed); Halydeane, 1622 ib; -doun, 1632 ib. This is almost certainly a
-denu name. Although the farm stands on a hillock it overlooks a valley.
HARDENS (Lgt):
Hardens, 1573-4 HMC (March); -denn, Blaeu. “Hare valleys”: cf Harden (supra).
HORNDEAN (Ldk): (75, 12 L):
Horuerdene, c 1100 ESC; 1198-1214 (c 1320) Kelso; Horeuoredane, c 1118 ib; Hornerden,
1256 LSMM; Hornedene, 1296 CDS. The first part of this name may be identified with a lost
place in the same vicinity, *Horford, for which these are spellings: Hor(e)ford, 1095 ESC;
1095-1100 ib. This represents OE horh-ford, “mud, filth, -ford”. Horuoredane is therefore the