Surname
Cockayne
“cloud-cuckooland, Cockaigne”
Cockayne is a surname from Middle English. It is used in English and Translingual.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cockayne goes back to Middle English cokayne, meaning “cloud-cuckooland, Cockaigne.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Middle English cokayne (“cloud-cuckooland, Cockaigne”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Cockayne’s family of names
In English usage, Cockayne as a surname has a related form in Cockin. In English usage, Cockayne as a surname has a related form in Cokayne.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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