Bucknell

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5625).

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Meanings

proper nounBucknell (countable and uncountable, plural Bucknells)

plural Bucknells · alternative Bucknill

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5625).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in southern Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO3574).
    3. countableuncountableA former settlement in Mendocino County, California, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.
  3. countableuncountableBucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, named after William Bucknell.

Origin

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

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APA

Bucknell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bucknell

MLA

“Bucknell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bucknell. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bucknell,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bucknell.

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