Buckhorn Weston
village · Dorset
Old EnglishAI-generated
The name Buckhorn Weston likely refers to a settlement associated with a horn-shaped feature or a person named Bocca, located at a 'tun' or farmstead. The 'Weston' part indicates its position west of a main settlement.
Word origins
- Boccan
- Old Englishof Bocca(from Bocca "personal name")
- horn
- Old Englishhorn, projecting piece of land(from horn "horn")
- tun
- Old Englishfarmstead, estate, village(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead")
- west
- Old Englishwest(from west "west")
- tun
- Old Englishfarmstead, estate, village(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead")
Historical forms
Bocchenorna · Bocchenorn · Bokhorn