English Explanatory Dictionary

Wokingham

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU8168).
  2. A unitary authority and borough of Berkshire, with its headquarters in the town of Wokingham.

Word forms

Wokingham

Etymology

Meaning "home of the people of Wocca", apparently a Saxon chieftain. In Victorian times, it was known as Oakingham, and the acorn with oak leaves is the town's symbol.

Derived words

Wokingham Without
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