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Bourne is a word of Anglo-Saxon origin meaning (small) river. It has the same linguistic roots as the Scottish "burn". It crops up in place names quite a lot e.g. Bournemouth, Crambourne etc. It also appears as a double name e.g. River Bourne (meaning river river) quite frequently. e.g. there are River Bournes in Wiltshire, Berkshire and Dorset.