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.

Oakington

Early-attested site in the Parish of Harrow

Historical Forms

  • Tokint' 1194 Cur
  • Toketon 1235 Ass
  • Tokinton, Tokynton 1236,1240,1247 FF
  • Tokingdon 1274 Ass
  • Tokyngton 1508,1587 FF
  • Okington 1594 FF

Etymology

Oakington is Tokint '1194 Cur, Toketon 1235Ass , Tokinton , Tokynton 1236, 1240, 1247 FF, Tokingdon 1274Ass , Tokyngton 1508, 1587 FF, Okington 1594FF . 'Toc (c )a 's farm,' v. ingtun . For loss of initial t cf. Ickenham supra 43. For the personal name cf. Tockenham (PN W 272) and toccan sceaga (BCS 181).