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Buckland

suburban area · Devon

Old EnglishAI-generated

Buckland is a common English place name meaning 'land where buck (deer) are found' or 'land belonging to a person named Boc'. It derives from Old English 'būc' (buck, deer) or a personal name, and 'land' (land).

Word origins

Buck
Old Englishbuck, deer(from bucc "buck, deer")
land
Old Englishland(from land "land")

Historical forms

Bokelande