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Bamburgh

Bamburgh proper noun: a coastal village and civil parish in northern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1834).

Proper noun

Bamburgh

  1. A coastal village and civil parish in northern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1834).

Origin of Bamburgh

From Middle English Bamburg, Bamburgh, from Old English Bebbanburh, Bebbanburg, from Bebbe (female personal name); burh, burg (“city, stronghold”).

Questions about Bamburgh

What does Bamburgh mean?
Bamburgh means a coastal village and civil parish in northern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1834).
What part of speech is Bamburgh?
Bamburgh is a proper noun.

Words near Bamburgh in the dictionary

  1. bambu
  2. Bambuba
  3. bambuco
  4. bambucos
  5. Bamburg
  6. Bamburgh
  7. Bamburgs
  8. bambusicolous
  9. bambusoid
  10. bambusoids
  11. Bambute

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