Sherborne

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English Sċīraburna →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A market town and civil parish with a town council in northwestern Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST6316).
  3. A village and civil parish with a brook of the same name in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP1714).
  4. A hamlet in Litton parish, Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5855).

Origin

  1. Old EnglishSċīraburna
  2. EnglishSherborne

From Old English Sċīraburna, equivalent to scīr (“bright, clear”) + burna (“stream”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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