Cockayne
Translingual
editProper noun
editCockayne
- A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Leonard C. Cockayne (1855-1934).
Further reading
editEnglish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English cokayne (“cloud-cuckooland, Cockaigne”), a nickname for an idle dreamer.
Proper noun
editCockayne (plural Cockaynes)
Derived terms
editStatistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cockayne is the 62531st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 320 individuals. Cockayne is most common among White (96.88%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cockayne”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 349.