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Fairburn

Fairburn proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Fairburn (countable and uncountable, plural Fairburns)

  1. A surname.
  2. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE4727).
  3. A city in Fulton County, Georgia, United States.
  4. A town in Custer County, South Dakota, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Seneca, Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United States.
  6. A hamlet east of Kaitaia, Northland, New Zealand.

Forms of Fairburn

pluralFairburns

Origin of Fairburn

From Old English fearn (“fern”) + burna (“stream”).

Questions about Fairburn

What does Fairburn mean?
Fairburn means a surname.
What part of speech is Fairburn?
Fairburn is a proper noun.

Words near Fairburn in the dictionary

  1. Fairbrass
  2. Fairbrasses
  3. Fairbridge
  4. Fairbrother
  5. Fairbrothers
  6. Fairburn
  7. Fairburns
  8. Fairbury
  9. Fairchild
  10. fairchildite
  11. Fairchildren

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