Bourne End
suburban area · Hertfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name refers to the end of a settlement located by a stream. 'Bourne' is an Old English word for a stream.
Word origins
- Bourne
- Old EnglishAttestedstream, brook(from brōc "brook, stream")
- End
- Old EnglishAttestedend, extremity(from ende "end, extremity")
Historical forms
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