Welbourn

W4E1L1B3O1U1R1N1

proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English wella →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A village and civil parish in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9654).
  3. A suburb of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwella“spring”
  2. EnglishWelbourn

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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