Tichborne

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5730).

OriginOld English ticcen + burna →
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Meanings

proper nounTichborne (countable and uncountable, plural Tichbornes)

plural Tichbornes

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5730).
    2. countableuncountableA community in Central Frontenac township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. countableuncountableA locality in the Parkes council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishticcen + burna“stream frequented by young goats”
  2. EnglishTichborne

Recorded as Ticceburna c.909, from Old English ticcen + burna (“stream frequented by young goats”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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