Burn
proper nouncommon in dialogue
A village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5928).
proper noun
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A village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5928).
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A river in Dartmoor, Devon, England, a tributary of the River Tavy.
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A short river in Norfolk, England, which flows into the North Sea.
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A river in North Yorkshire, England, a tributary of the River Ure.
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A surname.
Etymology
* 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”).
Forms
- plural
- Burns
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Burn · A village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5928).
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