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Risborough

Risborough proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Risborough (plural Risboroughs)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Risborough

pluralRisboroughs
alternative formRisebero
alternative formRiseborough

Origin of Risborough

Habitational surname from the town of Princes Risborough, from Old English hrīs (“brushwood; shrubbery”) + beorg (“mountain, hill”).

Questions about Risborough

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

Words near Risborough in the dictionary

  1. risbank
  2. risbanks
  3. risbans
  4. risberm
  5. risberms
  6. Risborough
  7. Risboroughs
  8. RISC
  9. Risca
  10. Risca West
  11. Risch

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