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Bocking

suburban area · Essex

Old EnglishAI-generated

Bocking is an Old English place name, possibly meaning 'Bocca's people' or 'the people of the clearing'. It is formed from a personal name, 'Bocca', and the suffix '-ingas', indicating a tribal or family group.

Word origins

Bocc
Old EnglishPersonal name(from Bocca "Personal name")
ing
Old EnglishPeople of(from -ingas "people of")