Everöd and Tomelilla

While evaluating Swedish dictionaries at the library today, I came across a book that explains the name/ origin of every town in Sweden.

My 3rd great grandmother came from Everöd. Her family is recorded in the parish as far back as 1725The village appears in records around 1228 the name comes from Old Danish meaning edge or rim/ embedded and reference to a guard post or watch keeping. And it was located along the shore of the Mjö river. Part of the name means “damp earth”. The area to the east of the village grew when a train station (Tomelilla) was built in 1881. That’s the best I can guess at translating! I never found the IPA dictionary I was looking for, but I had fun reading about the names of Swedish towns.

My 3rd great grandfather’s village Tryde/ Tomelilla, is just a short walk from Everöd. It was called Tommorp lille in 1437 and over time shortened to “tomelilla” from tomtmark meaning “building sites”.