Cranborne
village · Dorset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Cranborne is an Old English name possibly meaning 'crane stream'. 'Cran' refers to the bird, and 'burna' means stream.
Word origins
- Cran
- Old EnglishAttestedcrane(from cran "crane")
- borne
- Old EnglishAttestedstream(from burna "stream")
Historical forms
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