Milborne St Andrew
village · Dorset
Old EnglishAI-generated
Milborne St Andrew is named after the river, likely meaning 'mill stream'. The name combines Old English terms for 'mill', 'stream', and 'St Andrew' referring to the parish church.
Word origins
- Mil
- Old Englishmill(from mylen "mill")
- borne
- Old Englishstream(from burna "stream")
- St Andrew
- Latinreferring to the parish church
Historical forms
Melenburna · Mileburne