Meanings
proper noun
- A large town, part of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, Dorset, England.
Origin
From Bourne (“name of a local stream”) + mouth. Doublet of Burnmouth.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بُورَنْمُوث
- بُورَنْمُوث (būranmūṯ)town in Dorset
Bengali বোর্ন্মাথ
- বোর্ন্মাথ (bōrnmath)town in Dorset
Chinese Cantonese 般尼茅夫
- 般尼茅夫 (bo¹ nei⁴ maau⁴ fu¹, bo¹ nei⁴ maau⁴ fu⁴)town in Dorset
Chinese Mandarin 伯恩茅斯
- 伯恩茅斯 (Bó'ēnmáosī)town in Dorset
Greek Μπόρνμουθ
- Μπόρνμουθ (Bórnmouth)town in Dorset
Hebrew בורנמות׳
- בורנמות׳town in Dorset
Hindi बौर्नमाउथ
- बौर्नमाउथ (baurnamāuth)town in Dorset
Japanese ボーンマス
- ボーンマス (Bōnmasu)town in Dorset
Korean 본머스
- 본머스 (Bonmeoseu)town in Dorset
Polish Bournemouth
- Bournemouthtown in Dorset
Russian Бо́рнмут
- Бо́рнмут (Bórnmut)town in Dorset
Thai บอร์นมัท
- บอร์นมัทtown in Dorset
Cite this entry
APA
Bournemouth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bournemouth
MLA
“Bournemouth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bournemouth. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bournemouth,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bournemouth.
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