English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Oakhunger

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hamfallow

Historical Forms

  • Ochungre c.1250 Berk
  • Okehunger 1540 MinAcct 1575 TRMB
  • Ockhingre 1626 Inq
  • Houcumber 1777 M

Etymology

Oakhunger, Ochungre c. 1250 Berk, Okehunger 1540MinAcct , 1575TRMB , Ockhingre 1626 Inq, Houcumber 1777 M. 'The slope wooded with oaks', v. āc , hangra , and for -hunger cf. Phonol. § 6.