Etymology

Ashbourne

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Today it means: A market town and civil parish with a town council in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1846). Full definition →

Old English æsċ
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  1. Old English · derived fromæsċ“ash-tree”
  2. English todayAshbourne

From Old English æsċ (“ash-tree”) + burna (“stream”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishæsċ all →

ashdashAshlandAshcroftAshbyAshworthAshmoreAshdownAshburyashwoodAshurstAxfordæscAshcottAshdonAshtree

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.