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Devonburn

hamlet · South Lanarkshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name likely means 'Devon stream'. It combines the Old English tribal name 'Defen' or 'Devan' referring to the people of Devon, with 'burna', meaning stream or brook.

Word origins

Devon
Old Englishpeople of Devon(from Defen "people of Devon")
burn
Old Englishstream, brook(from burna "stream")