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Swinburne.

A habitational surname from Old English.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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  1. A habitational surname from Old English.

    countable
  2. A village in the Free State province, South Africa.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Habitational surname from a minor place in the parish of Chollerton, Northumberland, from Old English swīn (“pig, swine”) + burna (“stream, brook”).

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