"Bucks" meaning in English

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Proper name

Rhymes: -ʌks Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bucks
  1. Abbreviation of Buckinghamshire (in postal addresses) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Buckinghamshire (extra: in postal addresses) Derived forms: Bucks County, South Bucks Related terms: Bucks Green
    Sense id: en-Bucks-en-name-~4kfekyP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 13 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 52 22 13 7 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 17 10 5 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Buckses [plural]
Etymology: Probably an altered spelling of German Buchs or a patronymic form of Buck. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Buchs}} German Buchs Head templates: {{en-proper noun|es}} Bucks (plural Buckses)
  1. A surname from German.
    Sense id: en-Bucks-en-name-gISmo46Y Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bucks
  1. Alternative form of 'Bucks (“Starbucks”). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: 'Bucks (extra: Starbucks)
    Sense id: en-Bucks-en-name-RbJXIyVY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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