Etymology

Colburn

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Today it means: A small town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE2098). Full definition →

Old English cōl
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  1. Old English · derived fromcōl“cool”
  2. English todayColburn

From Old English cōl (“cool”) + burna (“stream”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishcōl all →

coolcoalcoleColgateCowleyCoultoncoomColwichColwick

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.