Bungay
town · Suffolk
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Bungay likely means 'Bynna's enclosure' or 'Bynna's farmstead'. It is derived from the Old English personal name 'Bynna' and 'eg', meaning island or dry ground in marshy area.
Word origins
- Bun
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Bynna "personal name")
- gay
- Old EnglishAttestedisland, dry ground(from ēg "island, land by a river")
Historical forms
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