Hilburn

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English hyll →
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Meanings

proper nounHilburn (countable and uncountable, plural Hilburns)

plural Hilburns · alternative Hilbun

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Castro County, Texas, United States.
  3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhyll“hill”
  2. EnglishHilburn

Habitational surname from a now lost place, from Old English hyll (“hill”) + burne (“brook, stream”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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