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Buckingham
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English
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Etymology
From en ang Buccingahām, from the personal name ang Bucca (see ang bucca he-goatThe Home Counties Magazine, Volume 8 (1906)) + ang -ing belonging to + ang hām home.
Pronunciation
en /ˈbʌk.ɪŋ.əm/ UK
Proper noun
The Buckingham Palace.
A place name:
en town co/Buckinghamshire cc/England.
en former city p/Quebec c/Canada, merged into Gatineau in 2002.
en number of places c/USA:
en unincorporated community s/Colorado, named after a railroad official.
en census-designated place s/Florida.
en village s/Illinois.
en unincorporated community s/Iowa, named after Buckingham County, VA.
en twp co/Bucks County s/Pennsylvania.
en twp co/Wayne County s/Pennsylvania.
en former city s/Texas, now part of Richardson, Texas.
en census-designated place/county seat co/Buckingham County s/Virginia.
A dukedom in the English peerage.
en habitational Old English derived from the place name.
Derived terms
en Buckinghamshire
en Buckingham County
en Buckingham Palace
Translations
a place name
French: fr Bouquinquan
Hindi: hi बकिंघम m
References
en terms suffixed with -ham
French
Etymology
The district is named after the fr en - town of en Buckingham.
Pronunciation
[gha:g_.e]
fr Buckingham
fr ɛm 3
Proper noun
m
fr district rcm/Gatineau r/Outaouais p/Quebec c/Canada
Derived terms
fr Buckinois, fr Buckinoise