Etymology

Toller Porcorum

Today it means: A village and civil parish in west Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY5698). Full definition →

Latin porcorum
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  1. Latin · derived fromporcorum“of the pigs”
  2. English todayToller Porcorum

Toller refers to the River Toller, since renamed the River Hooke, although there still is the Toller Brook, which joins the Hooke at the village. Porcorum is from Latin porcorum (“of the pigs”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.