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Bognor Regis

Bognor Regis proper noun: a coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SZ9399).

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).
    Synonyms:
    Bognor

Synonyms of Bognor Regis

Origin of Bognor Regis

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.

Questions about Bognor Regis

What does Bognor Regis mean?
Bognor Regis means a coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SZ9399).
What part of speech is Bognor Regis?
Bognor Regis is a proper noun.

Words near Bognor Regis in the dictionary

  1. bogmoss
  2. bogmosses
  3. Bognar
  4. Bognars
  5. Bognor
  6. Bognor Regis
  7. Bogo
  8. Bogo-Indian Defence
  9. Bogodo Lama
  10. bogof
  11. BOGOFF

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