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thorburn

/θˈɔɹbɚn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables
thor-burn
IPA
/θˈɔɹbɚn/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname transferred from the given name.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From a Northern Middle English personal name Thorbern, Thurbern, from Old Norse Þórbjǫrn, which is composed of the elements Þórr (“Thor”) and bjǫrn (“bear”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, Þórbjǫrn

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Thorburns (plural) Thurbon (alternative) Thurlbourn (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce thorburn?
The recorded pronunciation is /θˈɔɹbɚn/.
What does thorburn mean?
A surname transferred from the given name.
Where does thorburn come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce thorburn

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