Buckinghamshire

== English == === Etymology === From Old English Buccingahāmsċīr (“district of Bucca's home”), from Buccingahām + sċīr, first element from Bucca (see bucca (“he-goat”)) + -inga + ham. By surface analysis, Buckingham +‎ -shire. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbʌk.ɪŋ.əm.ʃə(ɹ)/ === Proper noun === 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 ==== Bucks, Bucks., Bck. (abbreviation) === References === === Further reading === Mills, David (2011): A Dictionary of British Place-Names