Etymology

Buckenham

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Today it means: A small village in Strumpshaw parish, Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM3505) Full definition →

Old English hām ← Proto-West Germanic *haim ← Proto-Germanic *haimaz
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  1. Old EnglishBucca
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱey-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóymos
  4. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*tḱéytibf.
  6. Proto-Indo-European*tḱey-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*tḱóymos
  8. Proto-Germanic*haimaz
  9. Proto-West Germanic*haim
  10. Old Englishhām
  11. English todayBuckenham

From the Old English personal name Bucca + hām (“homestead”).

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