Hinckley

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Submitted Name

Type Surname (from location)

Usage English

Pronounced Pron. HING-klee

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Meaning & History

From the name of a place in Leicestershire meaning "Hynca's wood", from the Old English byname Hynca, derivative of hún "bear cub", and leah "woodland, clearing".