Burn.
A village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5928).
Meaning & usage
A village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5928).
A river in Dartmoor, Devon, England, a tributary of the River Tavy.
A short river in Norfolk, England, which flows into the North Sea.
A river in North Yorkshire, England, a tributary of the River Ure.
A surname.
Where this word comes from
* The surname is of English origin, variant of Bourne. * The placename in Yorkshire is likely related to the suffix -burn, found in placenames such as Woodburn, Glusburn, etc., from burn (“stream”).
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