English Explanatory Dictionary

Hognaston

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2350).

Word forms

Hognaston

Etymology

According to Ekwall, this placename derives from the Old English personal name Hocca + æfesn (“pasturage”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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