Hockerton
village · Nottinghamshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Hockerton likely means 'the settlement of Hocca's people', derived from the Old English personal name 'Hocca' and the suffix '-ingtun', meaning 'town' or 'settlement'.
Word origins
- Hocca
- Old EnglishPersonal name(from Hocca "Personal name")
- ingtun
- Old EnglishAttestedTown or settlement(from -ingtun "town, settlement")
Historical forms
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