Lightbourne

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English lēoht →
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Meanings

proper nounLightbourne (plural Lightbournes)

plural Lightbournes · alternative Lightbourn · alternative Lightburn

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishlēoht“bright, clear, light”
  2. EnglishLightbourne

Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, possibly from Old English lēoht (“bright, clear, light”) + burna (“stream”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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