Welborne

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proper noun

A small village in Brandon Parva, Coston, Runhall and Welborne parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0609).

OriginOld English wella →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A small village in Brandon Parva, Coston, Runhall and Welborne parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0609).
  2. A proposed garden village near Fareham, Hampshire (yet to be built in 2022).

Origin

  1. Old Englishwella“spring”
  2. EnglishWelborne

From Old English wella (“spring”) + burna (“stream”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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