Lambourne

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ4795).

OriginOld English lām →
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Meanings

proper nounLambourne (countable and uncountable, plural Lambournes)

plural Lambournes

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ4795).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishlām“clay, loam”
  2. EnglishLambourne

Probably from Old English lām (“clay, loam”) + burna (“stream”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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