Etymology

Buckingham

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Old English Buccingahām
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  1. Old English · inherited fromBuccingahām
  2. English todayBuckingham

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

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