Bulkington
village · Wiltshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This village name likely means 'Bucca's settlement'. It combines an Old English personal name with the word 'tūn', meaning farmstead or village.
Word origins
- Bucca
- Old Englisha personal name(from Bucca "a personal name")
- tūn
- Old Englishfarmstead, village, estate(from *tūna "enclosure, farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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