Surname

Otterburn

“otter”

Otterburn is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Otterburn goes back to Old English oter, meaning “otter.”

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Where it comes from

Otterburn comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English oter (“otter”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Old English

Ovenden

“valley”

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Old English

Ogborn

“stream”

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Old English

Ormiston

“enclosure; settlement, town”

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Old English

Winterburn

Winterburn is a surname from Old English.

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Old English

Overley

“higher”

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Old English

Osterley

“sheep barn”

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Old English

Overy

“over, above”

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Old English

Wedderburn

“wether, castrated ram”

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