Origins of the name Bognop?

Enderfay Oct 27, 2009 11:03:21

Interesting road name, close to where I live in the Midlands....

It might just be me, but it has something of a ' supernaturally-feel' to it to me.... so I was just wondering if anyone had any ideas ??

Regards to all,

Enderfay

Branwen Oct 27, 2009 21:41:36

Replying to Enderfay

When I'm getting nowhere with an etymology, I start looking at how the namemight have been spelled differently, or for something or someone famous it was named for.

dodge one Oct 28, 2009 00:03:39

Replying to Enderfay

Doesn't there exist in Scotish Folklore the BOGART or BOGIE.....the mischievious house spirit? Something along that road perhaps? Or is my Halloween spirit taking over?

FourWinds Oct 28, 2009 07:32:43

Replying to Enderfay

Enderfay wrote:

Interesting road name, close to where I live in the Midlands....

It might just be me, but it has something of a ' supernaturally-feel' to it to me.... so I was just wondering if anyone had any ideas ??

Regards to all,

Enderfay

I used to know someone who lived in Wolvo just off the Bognop Road. Always loved the name!

My favourite Midlands placename is Wig Wig.

Branwen Oct 29, 2009 18:14:43

Replying to Enderfay

You've got a day job... right Ederfay? ::ducks::

I dont think -bogie names in gaelic scotland have anything to do with boggarts, but I could be wrong...

Here's a book about the area around Strathbogie in the internet archive. Some older books get stuff wrong, but they are quaint... this one has archaeology and extra stuff like that, not just place name meanings.
http://www.archive.org/stream/placenamesinstra00macd#page/n7/mode/2up

This one has: Strath Bogie, Strathbogie. Valley of the Bogie. Srath,
alluvial flat valley; bogain, gen. of bogan, quagmire, burn
draining a quagmire.

http://www.archive.org/stream/celticplacenames00miln/celticplacenames00miln_djvu.txt

(Bogle would be more appropriate search maybe, an english loan word though, as in:
Bogle Den. Den of the ghost. Bogle(English)spectre)