Cambourne
village · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Cambourne is an Old English name, likely meaning 'Camm's stream' or 'stream near a bent feature'. 'Camm-' refers to a bent shape or a personal name. '-bourne' signifies a stream or brook.
Word origins
- Camm
- Old Englishbent shape or personal name(from cam "bent", Camm "personal name")
- bourne
- Old EnglishAttestedstream, brook(from burna "stream, brook")