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Buckingham
OriginEnglish surname
Meaning"the water meadow of Bucca's people"
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Buckingham is an English surname, denoting one's ancestors lived in Buckinghamshire county. The place name was firstly Buccingaham, composed of the components inga, meaning "people of," and hamm, the Old English word for "water meadow." Bucc refers to an Anglo-Saxon chieftain named Bucca, who, in theory, settled the land.
Pronounced BUK-ing-um.
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