English Explanatory Dictionary

Risborough

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Old English.

Word forms

Risborough Risboroughs Risebero Riseborough

Etymology

Habitational surname from the town of Princes Risborough, from Old English hrīs (“brushwood; shrubbery”) + beorg (“mountain, hill”).

Related words

Monks Risborough Princes Risborough
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