Etymology

Exbourne

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Today it means: A village and civil parish of Devon, Southern England. Full definition →

Old English ġēac
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromġēac“cuckoo”
  2. English todayExbourne

From Old English ġēac (“cuckoo”), dative singular, ġēaces + burna (“stream”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishġēac all →

Yaxley

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