English Explanatory Dictionary

Blackburn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A large town in Blackburn with Darwen district, Lancashire, England.
  3. A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ8212).
  4. A town in West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9865).
  5. A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Whitehorse, Victoria, Australia.
  6. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Arkansas, United States.
  7. A small city in Lafayette County and Saline County, Missouri, United States.
  8. A small town in Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States.
  9. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/ˈblækbəːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Blackburn.wav

Word forms

Blackburn Blackburns Blackbourn Blackburne

Etymology

From Old English blæc (“dark”) + burna (“stream”).

Derived words

Blackburnian Blackburn North Blackburnshire Blackburn South Blackburn with Darwen
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