Etymology

Whitbourn

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Today it means: A characteristical surname. Full definition →

Old English hwīt
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromhwīt“fair”
  2. English todayWhitbourn

From Old English hwīt (“fair”) + barn (“child”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhwīt all →

WhitleyWhitfieldWhitmoreWhitesideWhitfordWhitehurstWhitelawWhitwellWhistonWhitewayWhitstoneWhittock

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.