Etymology

Risborough

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Today it means: A surname from Old English. Full definition →

Old English hrīs
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromhrīs“brushwood; shrubbery”
  2. English todayRisborough

Habitational surname from the town of Princes Risborough, from Old English hrīs (“brushwood; shrubbery”) + beorg (“mountain, hill”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhrīs all →

riseRisley

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