Rayburn

R1A1Y4B3U1R1N1

proper noun

A surname from Scots.

OriginScots rae →
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Meanings

Rayburn1

proper nounRayburn (countable and uncountable, plural Rayburns)

plural Rayburns · alternative Raeburn · alternative Reyburn · alternative Ryburn

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Scots.
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Marshall County, Alabama.
    2. countableuncountableA township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Liberty County, Texas.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia.

Rayburn2

nounRayburn (plural Rayburns)

plural Rayburns · alternative Raeburn · alternative Reyburn · alternative Ryburn

  1. An old-fashioned stove resembling an AGA cooker.

    The living room was half-panelled in dark oak, and in the big farmhouse kitchen the ancient cream Rayburn beamed comfort.

    2023, Kate Atkinson, “The Void”, in Normal Rules Don’t Apply, Penguin (2024), page 3

Origin

  1. Scotsrae“roebuck”
  2. EnglishRayburn

Scottish habitational surname, from Raeburn, a place in the Scottish Borders name from Scots rae (“roebuck”) + burn (“stream”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Rayburn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rayburn

MLA

“Rayburn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rayburn. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rayburn,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rayburn.

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