Etymology

Bucknell

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5625). Full definition →

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The story

From the genitive form of either the Old English personal name Bucca or bucca (“he-goat”) + hyll (“hill”).

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