Etymology

Lambourne

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ4795). Full definition →

Old English lām
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromlām“clay, loam”
  2. English todayLambourne

Probably from Old English lām (“clay, loam”) + burna (“stream”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishlām all →

loam

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