The story
From Bourne (“name of a local stream”) + mouth. Doublet of Burnmouth.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A large town, part of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, Dorset, England. Full definition →
From Bourne (“name of a local stream”) + mouth. Doublet of Burnmouth.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.