English Explanatory Dictionary

Wycombe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A former local government district in Buckinghamshire, England, abolished on 31 March 2020 on the creation of Buckinghamshire unitary authority.
  2. A locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.
  3. An unincorporated community mostly in Wrightstown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɪkəm/ /ˈwaɪ.kəm/

Word forms

Wycombe

Etymology

From Old English wīċ (“village; bay”) + hām (“home; estate; village”). Doublet of Wickham.

Derived words

Chepping Wycombe High Wycombe Much-Wiccomb West Wycombe
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