Bassingbourn
village · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This village name means 'Bassa's stream'. It combines the Old English personal name 'Bæssa' with 'burna', meaning a stream or brook.
Word origins
- Bassing
- Old Englishof Bassa(from Bæssa "personal name", -ing "genitive suffix")
- bourn
- Old EnglishAttestedstream(from burna "stream, brook")
Historical forms
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