Bucking Hill
hill or mountain
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This hill name likely derives from the Old English word 'bucc' meaning 'male deer' or 'buck'. It may refer to a place where bucks were commonly found or hunted.
Word origins
- Bucking
- Old EnglishAttestedOf a buck (male deer)(from bucc "male deer")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedHill(from hyll "hill")