Disborough

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English dwostle →
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Meanings

proper nounDisborough (plural Disboroughs)

plural Disboroughs · alternative Disbrow · alternative Disbrowe

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishdwostle“pennyroyal”
  2. EnglishDisborough

Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place, from Old English dwostle (“pennyroyal”) + beorg (“hill”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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