Bourne - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Bourne \bo(ur)-ne\ 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 a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Bourne. Compare Bourne with related baby names.