The story
From the Old English folk name for the local tribe, *Hrœfningas, from the personal name *Hrœfn + -ingas (“relating to”), genitive plural *Hrœfninga + hām (“homestead”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A small village and civil parish in Norfolk, England Full definition →
From the Old English folk name for the local tribe, *Hrœfningas, from the personal name *Hrœfn + -ingas (“relating to”), genitive plural *Hrœfninga + hām (“homestead”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.