Bognor Regis

English

Etymology

From Old English. In a document of 680 AD, it is referred to as Bucgan ora, "Bucge's shore". The Regis (from Latin rex (“king”)) was added after King George V stayed there to convalesce.

Bucgan can be derived from 'Bucca' which means a 'male goat' hence the 'goat shore', as most Saxon village names describe what the place did or produced.

Proper noun

Bognor Regis

  1. A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SZ9399).

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