Buckingham

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UK/ˈbʌk.ɪŋ.əm/

proper noun

The Buckingham Palace.

OriginOld English Buccingahām →
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. Old EnglishBuccingahām
  2. EnglishBuckingham

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

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Translations

French Bouquinquan
  • Bouquinquana place name
Hindi बकिंघम
  • बकिंघम (bakiṅgham)a place name
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APA

Buckingham. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buckingham

MLA

“Buckingham.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buckingham. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Buckingham,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buckingham.

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