Buckenham

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proper noun

A small village in Strumpshaw parish, Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM3505)

OriginOld English hām ← Proto-West Germanic *haim ← Proto-Germanic *haimaz →
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Meanings

proper nounBuckenham (countable and uncountable, plural Buckenhams)

plural Buckenhams · alternative Bucknam

  1. countableuncountableA small village in Strumpshaw parish, Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM3505)
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  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. EnglishBuckenham

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

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APA

Buckenham. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buckenham

MLA

“Buckenham.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buckenham. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Buckenham,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buckenham.

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