Upper Lambourn
village · West Berkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Upper Lambourn indicates a settlement situated higher up or further from another place called Lambourn. The name Lambourn is derived from Old English 'lamb' (lamb) and 'burna' (stream), referring to a stream where lambs were watered.
Word origins
- Upper
- Old Englishhigher, further up(from uppe "up")
- Lambourn
- Old EnglishAttestedlamb stream(from lamb "lamb", burna "stream")