Buckland
village · Buckinghamshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Buckland is a common place name meaning 'land where beech trees grow'. It derives from the Old English words 'boc' (beech tree) and 'land' (land).
Word origins
- boc
- Old EnglishAttestedbeech tree(from bōc "beech tree")
- land
- Old Englishland(from land "land")
Historical forms
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