"Bucknell" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Bucknells [plural]
Etymology: From the genitive form of either the Old English personal name Bucca or bucca (“he-goat”) + hyll (“hill”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{m|ang|Bucca}} Bucca, {{m|ang|bucca||he-goat}} bucca (“he-goat”), {{m|ang|hyll||hill}} hyll (“hill”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Bucknell (countable and uncountable, plural Bucknells)
  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5625).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Oxfordshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Oxfordshire, England
    Sense id: en-Bucknell-en-name-tGUckDS6
  2. (uncountable) A placename:
    A village and civil parish in southern Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO3574).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Shropshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Shropshire, England
    Sense id: en-Bucknell-en-name-hckRUZB2
  3. (uncountable) A placename:
    A former settlement in Mendocino County, California, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Historical settlements, Places in California, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Bucknell-en-name-FEr5utdZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 35 14 13 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 17 31 22 12
  4. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Bucknell-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames
  5. Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, named after William Bucknell. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Universities Synonyms: Bucknill [surname] Derived forms: Bucknellian Related terms: Bucknall
    Sense id: en-Bucknell-en-name-L6s0cgp3 Disambiguation of Universities: 10 10 17 5 59

Inflected forms

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