Buckingham

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbʌk.ɪŋ.əm/

Proper noun

Buckingham

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. A number of places in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in Colorado, named after a railroad official.
      2. A census-designated place in Florida.
      3. A village in Illinois.
      4. An unincorporated community in Iowa, named after Buckingham County, VA.
      5. A township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
      6. A township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
      7. A former city in Texas, now part of Richardson, Texas.
      8. 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.

Derived terms

• Buckinghamshire
• Buckingham County
• Buckingham Palace

French

Etymology

The district is named after the English town of Buckingham.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /by.kiŋ.ɛm/
• Hyphenation: Buckingham
• Rhymes: -ɛm

Proper noun

Buckingham m

1. a district of Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.

Derived terms

• Buckinois, Buckinoise