Etymology

Westbourne

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Today it means: A river, the River Westbourne in London, England, which is now placed underground. Full definition →

Old English west
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromwest
  2. English todayWestbourne

From Old English west + burna (“bourne”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishwest all →

westWesleyWestonWestfieldWestcottWestburyWestheadWestgarthWestmoorWest HamWestrop

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.