StinfeelD.
NAME.
The name appears to have undergone
in the course of ages, a considerable
change. In ancient records it is fre¬
quently written, “ Dunkelden and
there are strong reasons for believing
that it was also written sometimes “Dun-
ECHALD,” Or “ DuNECHALDEN.”
Indeed, from consulting etymology,
we are led to consider the latter as bear¬
ing a closer resemblance, both in ortho¬
graphy and sound, to the words from
which they are derived, than the former.
This is equally true, whether, with one