Wedderburn

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English weþer →
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Meanings

proper nounWedderburn (countable and uncountable, plural Wedderburns)

plural Wedderburns

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Curry County, Oregon, United States.
  3. countableuncountableA suburb of Sydney in the Campbelltown council area, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. countableuncountableA town in the Shire of Loddon, north western Victoria, Australia.

Origin

  1. Old Englishweþer“wether, castrated ram”
  2. EnglishWedderburn

Scottish habitational surname from a place in Berwickshire, from Old English weþer (“wether, castrated ram”) + burna (“stream, burn”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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