Bourne - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Bourne \

is of Middle English origin, and its meaning is "stream". Place name. A little stream is called a "burn" in Scotland. Could be from Old French, meaning "boundary, milestone". Scottish poet Robert Burns.

Bourne has 7 variant forms: Born, Borne, Bourn, Burn, Burns, Burne and Byrn.

Baby names that sound like Bourne are Beirne, Berne, Burnie, Burney and Byrne.

Bourne is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#3132 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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