Leybourne

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Tonbridge and Malling district, Kent, England.

OriginOld English lēah →
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Meanings

proper nounLeybourne (countable and uncountable, plural Leybournes)

plural Leybournes

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Tonbridge and Malling district, Kent, England.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishlēah“clearing, glade”
  2. EnglishLeybourne

From Old English lēah (“clearing, glade”) + burna (“stream, spring, fountain”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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