Cockhaghni

Male
CPL
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Discussion of the name

The masculine name Cockhaghni appears to be formed from the Scandinavian name Haghni, prefixed by the OE word cocc (‘cock’) (von Feilitzen 1937: 306; Insley 1994: 174–80), a type of name best known for the sheriff Mærleswein (Mærleswein 1). It is unclear in both cases whether the first element originated as a nickname for men whose baptismal names were Haghni and Swein, or whether we are dealing with two utterly novel names. Both names certainly appear to be one-offs, and unsurprisingly there is no other person of the name Cockhaghni currently on record in PASE or elsewhere.

Bibliography

von Feilitzen 1937: Olof von Feilitzen, The Pre-Conquest Personal Names of Domesday Book, Nomina Germanica 3 (Uppsala: Almqvist and Wiksells, 1937)

Forms of the name

Spellings in Domesday Book: Kochaga, Kochagana

Forms in modern scholarship:

  von Feilitzen head forms: Kochagana

  Phillimore edition: Cock Hagni

  Alecto edition: Cock-Hagni

Distribution map of property and lordships associated with this name in DB

List of property and lordships associated with this name in DB

Holder 1066

Shire Phil. ref. Vill DB Spelling Holder 1066 Lord 1066 Tenant-in-Chief 1086 1086 Subtenant Fiscal Value 1066 Value 1086 Value Conf. Show on Map
Norfolk 9,83 Creake Kochaga Cockhaghni 'of Creake' - Roger Bigod Thurstan fitzGuy 4.00 4.00 6.00 A Map
Norfolk 9,84 Burnham Kochagana Cockhaghni 'of Creake' - Roger Bigod Humphrey de Culey 1.00 1.00 0.80 A Map
Norfolk 9,85 Quarles - Cockhaghni 'of Creake' - Roger Bigod Thurstan fitzGuy 1.00 0.00 0.00 A Map
Totals

Lord 1066

Shire Phil. ref. Vill DB Spelling Holder 1066 Lord 1066 Tenant-in-Chief 1086 1086 Subtenant Fiscal Value 1066 Value 1086 Value Conf. Show on Map
Norfolk 9,83 Creake - 25 sokemen Cockhaghni Roger Bigod Thurstan fitzGuy 1.00 0.00 0.00 A Map
Totals