Born

A variant of Bourne.

Born

1. A surname from English.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Born”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 198.

First attested as burne in 1125. Derived from Old Dutch borne (“spring, source”).

See also Limburgish Bor.

• IPA^(key): /bɔrn/

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• Hyphenation: Born
• Rhymes: -ɔrn

Born n

1. a village and former municipality of Sittard-Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

• bron

Low and Central German form of Brunnen with r-metathesis. From northern Middle High German born and Middle Low German born(e). See the same in Bernstein, bersten.

• IPA^(key): /bɔrn/, [bɔʁn], [bɔɐ̯n], [bɔːn]

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• Homophone: bohren (one pronunciation)

Born m (strong, genitive Bornes or Borns, plural Borne)

1. (poetic) well, spring (water source)

• Lebensborn (historic Nazi institution)
• Quickborn

• Brunnen
• Paderborn

• “Born” in Duden online