Buckingham
town · Buckinghamshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Buckingham's name means 'the homestead of Bucca's people'. It is derived from the Old English personal name 'Bucca' and 'ingas', meaning 'people of', combined with 'ham' for homestead.
Word origins
- Buck
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Bucca "personal name")
- ingham
- Old EnglishAttestedhomestead of the people of(from inga hām "homestead of the people of")
Historical forms
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