Hockenhull

H4O1C3K5E1N1H4U1L1L1

proper noun

A former civil parish now in Tarvin parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4765).

OriginOld English ācen →
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Meanings

proper nounHockenhull (countable and uncountable, plural Hockenhulls)

plural Hockenhulls

  1. countableuncountableA former civil parish now in Tarvin parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4765).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishācen“oaken”
  2. EnglishHockenhull

Perhaps from Old English ācen (“oaken”) or from the genitive form of the personal name Hocca + hyll (“hill”).

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APA

Hockenhull. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hockenhull

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“Hockenhull.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hockenhull. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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