"Blackburn" meaning in English

See Blackburn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /blækbəːn/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Blackburn.wav Forms: Blackburns [plural]
Etymology: From Old English blæc (“dark”) + burna (“stream”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|blæc||dark}} Old English blæc (“dark”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Blackburn (countable and uncountable, plural Blackburns)
  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    A large town in Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Lancashire, England, Towns in England, Towns in Lancashire, England Synonyms: Blackbourn [surname] Derived forms: Blackburnian, Blackburnshire, Blackburn with Darwen
    Sense id: en-Blackburn-en-name-nmXVyIBM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 11 11 5 15 10 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 11 15 2 16 11 16 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 11 14 4 16 11 16 7
  2. (uncountable) A placename:
    A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ8212).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Places in Scotland, Villages in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Villages in Scotland
    Sense id: en-Blackburn-en-name-4eCZpdaT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 11 11 5 15 10 15 15
  3. (uncountable) A placename:
    A town in West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9865).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Scotland, Places in West Lothian, Scotland, Towns in Scotland, Towns in West Lothian, Scotland
    Sense id: en-Blackburn-en-name-d4ZXy~Od Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 11 11 5 15 10 15 15
  4. (uncountable) A placename:
    A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Whitehorse, Victoria, Australia.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Melbourne, Places in Victoria, Suburbs in Victoria
    Sense id: en-Blackburn-en-name-naqNjtcB
  5. (uncountable) A placename:
    An unincorporated community in Washington County, Arkansas, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Arkansas, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Arkansas, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Blackburn-en-name-mK1qE~eP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 11 11 5 15 10 15 15
  6. (uncountable) A placename:
    A small city in Lafayette County and Saline County, Missouri, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Missouri, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Blackburn-en-name-Y6veno1i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 11 11 5 15 10 15 15
  7. (uncountable) A placename:
    A small town in Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Oklahoma, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Oklahoma, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Blackburn-en-name-wwKwTTQj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 11 11 5 15 10 15 15
  8. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Blackburn-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 11 11 5 15 10 15 15

Inflected forms

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}

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