Bamburgh

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proper noun

A coastal village and civil parish in northern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1834).

OriginMiddle English Bamburg ← Old English Bebbanburh →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A coastal village and civil parish in northern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1834).

Origin

  1. Old EnglishBebbanburh
  2. Middle EnglishBamburg
  3. EnglishBamburgh

From Middle English Bamburg, Bamburgh, from Old English Bebbanburh, Bebbanburg, from Bebbe (female personal name); burh, burg (“city, stronghold”).

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APA

Bamburgh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bamburgh

MLA

“Bamburgh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bamburgh. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bamburgh,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bamburgh.

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