The story
- Old English · derived fromlām“clay, loam”
- English todayLambourne
Probably from Old English lām (“clay, loam”) + burna (“stream”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishlām all →
loam
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A village and civil parish in Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ4795). Full definition →
Probably from Old English lām (“clay, loam”) + burna (“stream”).
Old Englishlām all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.