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Sherborne

Sherborne proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Sherborne

  1. A surname.
  2. A market town and civil parish with a town council in northwestern Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST6316).
  3. A village and civil parish with a brook of the same name in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP1714).
  4. A hamlet in Litton parish, Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5855).

Origin of Sherborne

From Old English Sċīraburna, equivalent to scīr (“bright, clear”) + burna (“stream”).

Questions about Sherborne

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

Words near Sherborne in the dictionary

  1. sherbet
  2. sherbets
  3. sherbetty
  4. sherbety
  5. Sherborn
  6. Sherborne
  7. Sherbourne
  8. Sherbro
  9. Sherbrooke
  10. Sherbrookian
  11. Sherbrookians

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