Buckinghamshire

English Etymology From en ang Buccingahāmsċīr district of Bucca's home, from ang Buccingahām + ang sċīr, first element from ang Bucca (see ang bucca he-goatThe Home Counties Magazine, Volume 8 (1906)) + ang -inga + ang ham. en Buckingham -shire. Pronunciation en /ˈbʌk.ɪŋ.əm.ʃə(ɹ)/ UK en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Tesco250-Buckinghamshire.wav UK en en-us-Buckinghamshire.ogg US Proper noun en An inland <<county>> of <<cc/England>> bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire. en 2012-08-21 Paralympic flames light up countdown to biggest Games in history Alexandra Topping w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/aug/21/paralympic-flames-countdown-biggest-games The flames will then be joined together next week at Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire, the home of the Paralympics, and the united flame will make its final journey to London for the opening of the 14th Paralympic Games next Wednesday. https://web.archive.org/web/20261013132730/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/aug/21/paralympic-flames-countdown-biggest-games 13 October 2026 Buckinghamshire Council, a local government unitary authority which replaced the county council in 2020 in all of Buckinghamshire except en Milton Keynes. Alternative forms en Bucks Bucks. Bck. abbreviations References Further reading Mills, David (2011): A Dictionary of British Place-Names