Cock Bridge
hamlet · Aberdeenshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
Cock Bridge is likely named after a bridge associated with a cock bird or a person nicknamed 'Cock'. The Old English elements are 'cocc' (cock bird or nickname) and 'brycg' (bridge).
Word origins
- Cock
- Old Englishcock bird; possibly a nickname(from cocc "cock bird; possibly a nickname")
- Bridge
- Old EnglishAttestedbridge(from brycg "bridge")
Historical forms
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