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n. (surname: English)
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Cliburn is a surname in the English language. The name originated as a habitational name (from Cliburn, Cumbria, England).
This place name is derived from the two Old English elements: the first, clif, meaning "slope" or "bank"; the second, burna, meaning "stream". A variant of the surname is Clibburn. Early records of the name include de Clebern, in 1364; and Clibburn, in 1475. In some cases the surname Claiborne may also be a variant of Cliburn, however, the surname is generally found in Norfolk, and other areas in the south-east. Claiborne, like Cliburn, is a habitational name, although it is derived from two Old English elements meaning (first) "clay" and (second) "spring" or "stream".
Cliburn may refer to:
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Cliburn, Cumbria
- Cliburn railway station
- Pianist Van Cliburn
- Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
- Van Cliburn Foundation
Usage examples of "cliburn".
Except for Cook, the servants were unfriendly faces, all newly hired since Cliburn Beachum had arrived, the old servants turned off.
Another game was soon arranged, he and Mrs Cliburn taking the places of Charles and Abigail, who went off with Gavin and Mrs Haswell to engage in a lighthearted game of Crazy Croquet, which Charles insisted was the only sort of croquet he understood.