Surname

Ditchburn

“trench, moat”

Ditchburn is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Ditchburn goes back to Old English dīċ, meaning “trench, moat.”

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Where it comes from

Ditchburn comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English dīċ (“trench, moat”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Ditchburn’s family of names

In English usage, Ditchburn as a surname has a related form in Dutchburn.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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“reed”

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