Etymology

Bamburgh

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Today it means: A coastal village and civil parish in northern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1834). Full definition →

Middle English Bamburg ← Old English Bebbanburh
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  1. Old English · inherited fromBebbanburh
  2. Middle English · inherited fromBamburg
  3. English todayBamburgh

From Middle English Bamburg, Bamburgh, from Old English Bebbanburh, Bebbanburg, from Bebbe (female personal name); burh, burg (“city, stronghold”).

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