Naburn
Early-attested site in the Parish of St Denis, York
Historical Forms
- Naborne 1086 DB 1503 Test 1538 FF
- Naburn(e) 1167 P 1204 Ass 1519 FF
- Naburn(e) super Usam 1197 FF
- Nabourn' 1314 Dunelm
- Neiburn 1200 Cur
- Nayborne 1583 FF
- Naubourn 1370 Pat
Etymology
The first element may be OScand ná (found only in compounds) meaning 'nigh, near,' suggested by Lindkvist (188) as the first element of Nathwait (Cu), and, if we assume that the h of PrScand *náhwa was not completely lost, this would account for the spellings Nau - and Nei -. Otherwise the name is a compound of OScand nár 'corpse' and burna (perhaps replacing OScand brunnr), 'stream where a corpse was found.' For the meaning we may compare Lychpole, PN Sx 202, and Wheldrake supra 269–70. The name referred originally to a stream which flows into the Ouse near the village.