Risborough

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English hrīs →
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Meanings

proper nounRisborough (plural Risboroughs)

plural Risboroughs · alternative Risebero · alternative Riseborough

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhrīs“brushwood; shrubbery”
  2. EnglishRisborough

Habitational surname from the town of Princes Risborough, from Old English hrīs (“brushwood; shrubbery”) + beorg (“mountain, hill”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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