Buckinghamshire
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English Buccingahamscir (“district of Bucca's home”), from Buccingahamme + scir, first element from Bucca (see bucca (“he-goat”)[1]) + inga- + ham.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Buckinghamshire
- An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
- Buckinghamshire Council, a local government unitary authority which replaced the county council in 2020 in all of Buckinghamshire except Milton Keynes.
Alternative forms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ The Home Counties Magazine, Volume 8 (1906)
Further reading[edit]
- Mills, David (2011): A Dictionary of British Place-Names
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