Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Blikelinga, Bliclinga, Blikelinges 1086 DB

• Blicling 1218 Ch

• Blickling 1220 Cur

• Blikeling 1220,1223 Cur 1268 Cl

• Blickeling 1234 FF

• Bliclinge 1237 Pat 1254 NfA 1269 Ass

• Blekling 1257 FF

• Blykelinge 1257 Ass

• Bliklinge 1269 ib

• Bliklingge 1289,1308–9 NfD

• Blicklyng 1302 FA

• Bliclingg 1307 FF

• Blycklyng 1316 FA

• Bliklynge 1317 FF

• Bliklyngs 1322 DeBanco

• Bliclingge 1322 NfD

• Bliclyng 1335,1450 Past

• Bliclyngg 1346 FA

• Blyclyng 1348 Pat 1428 FA

• Blyclyngge 1369 FF 1378 Pat

• Bliklyngge 1375 ib

• Blyklyng 1401–2 FA

Etymology

An early group-name in -ingas formed from the OE  pers.n. *Blīcla , a hypocoristic form of names in Blīc -, connected with OE  blīcan 'shine' (cf. OHG Blicger , -hildis , -trud ). The group-name became a place-name when the group was associated with a particular place or district, '(settlement of) the followers of *Blīcla (v. PN -ing 56).