Etymology

Winkburn

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Today it means: A small village and civil parish (without a council) in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7158). Full definition →

Old English burna
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  1. Old English · derived fromburna“stream”
  2. English todayWinkburn

Located on a small stream named The Wink; "burn" is from Old English burna (“stream”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishburna all →

bourneBurnhamBruntonbrindleBrundishbrunne

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.