Ditchburn

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English dīċ →
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Meanings

proper nounDitchburn (plural Ditchburns)

plural Ditchburns · alternative Dutchburn

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishdīċ“trench, moat”
  2. EnglishDitchburn

Habitational surname from a place near Alnwick, in Northumberland, from Old English dīċ (“trench, moat”) + burna (“stream”).

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APA

Ditchburn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ditchburn

MLA

“Ditchburn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ditchburn. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ditchburn,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ditchburn.

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