# Buckingham

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbʌk.ɪŋ.əm/ · frequency rank #14,484

## Definitions
1. The Buckingham Palace.
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12. A dukedom in the English peerage.
13. A habitational surname from Old English derived from the place name.

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

## Common misspellings (16)
`bbuckingham`, `bcukingham`, `bucckingham`, `bucikngham`, `buckignham`, `buckingahm`, `buckinggham`, `buckinghamm`, `buckinghham`, `buckinghma`, `buckinhgam`, `buckinngham`, `buckkingham`, `bucknigham`, `bukcingham`, `ubckingham`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/buckingham