 The meaning of the first element of Culvestan is also uncertain, and may derive from another personal name, possibly "Cuthwulf".The Domesday Book records two slightly different spellings of the hundred's name – twice as "Colmestan"("e") and once as "Comestane" – which are more similar to Culmington (which was spelled as "Comintone").However this is believed to be the possible result of assimilation to the name of Culmington by the scribe.