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Sherburne

Sherburne proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Sherburne (plural Sherburnes)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Sherburne

pluralSherburnes

Origin of Sherburne

From Old English scīr (“bright”) in the definite form, scīra + burna (“stream”).

Words formed from Sherburne

Questions about Sherburne

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

Words near Sherburne in the dictionary

  1. Sherbrookian
  2. Sherbrookians
  3. Sherburn
  4. Sherburn in Elmet
  5. Sherburn Village
  6. Sherburne
  7. Sherburne County
  8. Sherburnes
  9. sherd
  10. Sherden
  11. sherds

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