Buckden
Major Settlement in the Parish of Buckden
Historical Forms
- Bugedene 1086 DB 1185 P 1238 Cl 1286 Ass
- Bugendena 1155–8 Ch 1329 P 1185
- Buggeden 1167 P 1227 1235,1238 Cl
- Buggenden 1167 P
- Bokeden 1245,1255 For 1324 Cl 1327 SR 1337 Cl 1340 FF 1354 Ipm 1365 BM
- Bogeden 1245 For 1286 Dunst
- Bukeden 1248 FF 1260 FF 1270 Ass 1272 FF 1286 Ass 1316 FA 1329 Ch 1365 BM 1497 FF
- Bukedon 1270,1286 Ass
- Buckden 1279 Cl
- Bokedon 1286 Ass
- Buckeden 1335,1376 Cl
- Bukkeden 1401 BM
- Bukton 1409 IpmR
- Bugden 1478 FF 1535 VE 1558 FF 1574,1615–35 BM 1660 Linc
- Bukden, Bucden 1485 FA 1526 LS
- Bugden or Buckden c.1750 Bowen
Etymology
'Bucge's valley' v. denu . The later unvoicing of Bug - to Buck - is perhaps due to the influence of the not very distant Buckworth. Bucge is one of the most ancient hypocoristic feminine names found in OE. It may represent either one of the numerous feminine compound names ending in burg (e.g. Eadburg ) or a feminine name such as Burghild , in which this name forms the first element. Cf. Buggildstret , Bucganstræt (BCS 126, 1201) as alternative names for Buckle Street (Wo).The name Bucge occurs also in Bognor (Sx), Bucgan ora BCS 50. No masculine Bugga is known.