Swinburne

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proper noun

A habitational surname from Old English.

OriginOld English swīn →
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Meanings

proper nounSwinburne (countable and uncountable, plural Swinburnes)

plural Swinburnes · alternative Swinbourn · alternative Swinbourne · alternative Swinburn

  1. countableA habitational surname from Old English.
  2. uncountableA village in the Free State province, South Africa.

Origin

  1. Old Englishswīn“pig, swine”
  2. EnglishSwinburne

Habitational surname from a minor place in the parish of Chollerton, Northumberland, from Old English swīn (“pig, swine”) + burna (“stream, brook”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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