Given name & surname
Cockburn
“from the rooster's stream”
Cockburn is used as a given name and a surname. One Scottish interpretation is “from the rooster's stream.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Scottish interpretation is “from the rooster's stream.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Scottish.
Cockburn’s family of names
Cockburn has a related form in Coburn. Cockburn has a related form in Cobern. Cockburn has a related form in Coberne.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Coburnvariant · English
- Cobirnevariant
- Cobernevariant
- Coburnevariant
- Cockbirnevariant
- Cockbernevariant
- Cockburnevariant
- Cobirnvariant
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