Redburn
suburban area · West Dunbartonshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Redburn is a descriptive name, likely referring to a stream or brook with reddish water or banks. This is a common topographical name in England.
Word origins
- Red
- Old EnglishAttestedred(from rēad "red")
- Burn
- Old EnglishAttestedstream, brook(from burna "stream, brook")