Bucknell

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Bucknell

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From the genitive form of either the Old English personal name Bucca or bucca (“he-goat”) + hyll (“hill”).

proper noun Bucknells · Bucknill

countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5625).
countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in southern Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO3574).
countable, uncountable A former settlement in Mendocino County, California, United States.
countable A habitational surname from Old English.
countable, uncountable Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, named after William Bucknell.

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@misc{bucknell_2026,
  title = {Bucknell},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bucknell},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}