Buckingham

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Buckingham

/ˈbʌk.ɪŋ.əm/ UK

Where it comes from

From Old English Buccingahām, from the personal name Bucca (see bucca (“he-goat”)) + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“home”).

proper noun

The Buckingham Palace.
A town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A former city in Quebec, Canada, merged into Gatineau in 2002.
An unincorporated community in Colorado, named after a railroad official.
A census-designated place in Florida.
A village in Illinois.
An unincorporated community in Iowa, named after Buckingham County, VA.
A township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
A township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
A former city in Texas, now part of Richardson, Texas.
A census-designated place, the county seat of Buckingham County, Virginia.
A dukedom in the English peerage.
A habitational surname from Old English derived from the place name.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: shire, hatfield, buckinghamshire, london, stevenson, reiner, court, palace, residence, monarchy, crown, royalty, throne, estate, home, britain

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हिन्दी	बकिंघम bakiṅgham
Français	Bouquinquan

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"Buckingham." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/buckingham. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Buckingham. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/buckingham

Chicago

"Buckingham." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/buckingham.

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@misc{buckingham_2026,
  title = {Buckingham},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/buckingham},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}