Etymology

Lisburn

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Today it means: A city and administrative region divided by the River Lagan between County Antrim and County Down, Northern Ireland, with the majority in Antrim (Irish grid ref J 2664). Full definition →

Irish lios
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  1. Irish · derived fromlios
  2. English todayLisburn

From Irish lios + English burn (The fort on the river).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.