Wycombe

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Wycombe

/ˈwɪkəm/

Sounds like Wickham · Rhymes with -ɪkəm

Where it comes from

From Old English wīċ (“village; bay”) + hām (“home; estate; village”). Doublet of Wickham.

proper noun

A former local government district in Buckinghamshire, England, abolished on 31 March 2020 on the creation of Buckinghamshire unitary authority.
A locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.
An unincorporated community mostly in Wrightstown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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"Wycombe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wycombe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

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

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@misc{wycombe_2026,
  title = {Wycombe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wycombe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}