Middle Bockhampton
hamlet · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Middle Bockhampton is an Old English name meaning 'middle settlement associated with Bocca'. 'Middle' indicates its position, and 'Bockhampton' derives from a personal name and 'tūn' (farmstead/settlement).
Word origins
- Middle
- Old EnglishAttestedmiddle(from middel "middle")
- Bockhampton
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead of Bocca(from Bocca "Bocca (personal name)", tūn "farmstead, settlement")