What does Swinburne mean?

Swinburne as a boys' name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Swinburne is "swine stream". Swine, or pigs, were an important part of the times when such surnames were being made. Poet Algernon Swinburne.

ENDS WITH -ne

ASSOCIATED WITH old english, stream (river), surnames

Variations

VARIANTS Swinborn, Swinbourne, Swinburn, Swinbyrn, Swynborne

How popular is Swinburne?

Swinburne is a rare given name for males but a somewhat popular surname for both adults and children (#76946 out of 150436, Top 51%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Similar Names

Swinburne is alike in pronunciation to Sanborne, Sanburn and Sanburne. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Coburne (see Coburn), Cockburne, Dearburne, Milborne (see Milburn), Milbourne, Millburne (see Melbourne), Osburne, Radburne, Rayburne (see Rayburn), Sainsbury, Sanborn, Sanbourn, Sandbourne (see Sanborn), Sherborne (see Sherborn), Sherburn, Sherburne, Stanburghe (see Stanbury), Stanbury, Swinford, Swinton, Swithun and Washburne. Like Swinburne, these names are not frequently used.