Powburn
village · Northumberland
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Powburn likely means 'the stream by the pool'. It combines the Old English word 'pol', meaning pool, with 'burna', meaning stream.
Word origins
- Pow
- Old EnglishAttestedpool(from pol "pool")
- burn
- Old EnglishAttestedstream(from burna "stream")
Historical forms
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