Mallindine Family History
Mallindine Surname Meaning
From Manuden (Essex) formerly pronounced Mallindine and recorded as Malenden in 1475 and Malandyne in 1580. The place-name recorded as Manegeden in the 13th century means ‘the valley of the people of a person called Man(n)a’.
This name derives from the Old English personal name Man(n)a, combined with the Old English group-name suffix -ingas (genitive -inga-).
The term denu translates to ‘valley’, further contributing to the meaning of the place-name.
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
