# Bucknell

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #60,676

## Definitions
1. A placename:
2. A placename:
3. A placename:
4. A habitational surname from Old English.
5. Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, named after William Bucknell.

## Etymology
From the genitive form of either the Old English personal name Bucca or bucca (“he-goat”) + hyll (“hill”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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