Bognor Regis

proper noun

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SZ9399).

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Bognor
OriginLatin rex →
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proper noun
  1. A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SZ9399).

    Synonyms: Bognor

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SZ9399).

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Bognor

Origin

  1. Latinrex“king”
  2. EnglishBognor Regis

From Old English. In a document of 680 AD, it is referred to as Bucgan ora, "Bucge's shore". The Regis (from Latin rex (“king”)) was added after King George V stayed there to convalesce. Bucgan can be derived from 'Bucca' which means a 'male goat' hence the 'goat shore', as most Saxon village names describe what the place did or produced.

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Bognor Regis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bognor%20Regis

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“Bognor Regis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bognor%20Regis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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