Ivinghoe
village · Buckinghamshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Ivinghoe is a village name likely derived from an Old English personal name and the word 'hoh'. It means 'the spur of land belonging to a person named 'Yffa'.
Word origins
- Iving
- Old Englishbelonging to Yffa(from Yffa "personal name", -ing "belonging to")
- hoe
- Old EnglishAttestedspur of land(from hōh "heel, spur of land")
Historical forms
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