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Lightbourne

Lightbourne proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Lightbourne (plural Lightbournes)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Lightbourne

pluralLightbournes
alternative formLightbourn
alternative formLightburn

Origin of Lightbourne

Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, possibly from Old English lēoht (“bright, clear, light”) + burna (“stream”).

Questions about Lightbourne

What does Lightbourne mean?
Lightbourne means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Lightbourne?
Lightbourne is a proper noun.

Words near Lightbourne in the dictionary

  1. lightboards
  2. lightboat
  3. lightboats
  4. Lightbody
  5. Lightbodys
  6. Lightbourne
  7. Lightbournes
  8. lightbox
  9. lightboxes
  10. lightbrained
  11. lightbulb

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