Etymology

dearborn

D2E1A1R1B3O1R1N1

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Middle English Daborne ← Old Northern French d'Arborn
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dearborn · noun1

Named for the inventor.

Dearborn · proper noun, noun2

  1. Old Northern French · derived fromd'Arborn
  2. Middle English · inherited fromDaborne
  3. English todayDearborn

From Middle English Daborne, Dabernoun, from Old Northern French d'Arborn (literally “of Arbornon”).

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