Origins of the name Bognop?

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Branwen B
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.

W wideford
wideford Oct 27, 2009 22:07:37
Replying to Branwen

the bog is likely after a female called bucje (as with Bognor), a variant of Borg. the second element would then perhaps be noup 'flat rock' (as in Noup Head in Orkney)