English Explanatory Dictionary

Cockburn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A small town and locality in the outback of South Australia, on the border with New South Wales.
  3. A local government area in Perth, Western Australia, named after Cockburn Sound and Sir George Cockburn; in full, the City of Cockburn.

Pronunciation

/ˈkoʊbəɹn/ /ˈkoʊkbəɹn/

Word forms

Cockburn Cockburns Coburn

Etymology

Scottish habitational surname, from Old English cocc (“cock, rooster”) + burne (“stream, brook, river”).

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