Given name & surname

Neighbor

“neighbour”

Neighbor is a surname from Middle English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Neighbor goes back to Middle English neyghebour, meaning “neighbour.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Neighbor comes from Middle English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Middle English neyghebour (“neighbour”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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