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Buckenham

Buckenham proper noun: a small village in Strumpshaw parish, Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM3505).

Proper noun

Buckenham (countable and uncountable, plural Buckenhams)

  1. A small village in Strumpshaw parish, Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM3505)
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Buckenham

pluralBuckenhams
alternative formBucknam

Origin of Buckenham

From the Old English personal name Bucca + hām (“homestead”).

Words formed from Buckenham

Questions about Buckenham

What does Buckenham mean?
Buckenham means a small village in Strumpshaw parish, Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM3505).
What part of speech is Buckenham?
Buckenham is a proper noun.

Words near Buckenham in the dictionary

  1. Buckelew
  2. Buckelews
  3. Buckenbowra
  4. Buckenderra
  5. Buckendoon
  6. Buckenham
  7. Buckenhams
  8. bucker
  9. Buckeridge
  10. buckeroo
  11. buckeroos

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