Milbourne

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proper noun

A village in Ponteland parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1175).

OriginOld English mylen →
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Meanings

proper nounMilbourne (countable and uncountable, plural Milbournes)

plural Milbournes · alternative Milbourn

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village in Ponteland parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1175).
    2. countableuncountableA hamlet in St Paul Malmesbury Without parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9487).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishmylen“mill”
  2. EnglishMilbourne

From Old English mylen (“mill”) + burna (“stream, bourn”); compare the doublets Milburn and Melbourne.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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