Bourne
English edit
Etymology edit
The placename and English surname are derived from Old English burna (“stream”), whence also the common noun bourne (“stream”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɔːn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /boɹn/, [bo̞ɹn][1]
- Homophone: borne (see there for more)
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)n
Proper noun edit
Bourne
- A market town and civil parish with a town council in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0920). [2]
- A town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, named after Jonathan Bourne Sr.
- A river in Wiltshire, England, which flows into the Salisbury-Hampshire Avon.
- A small river in Dorset, England, which flows into the English Channel at Bournemouth.
- Either of two rivers in Surrey, England, passing through Chertsey and Addlestone before converging and flowing into the Thames.
- A small river in Kent, England, which joins the River Medway.
- A surname.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ “Bourne”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. (for the place in Massachusetts)
- ^ Parish map (Lincolnshire)