Bourne - Meaning of Bourne

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[ 1 syll. bou-(r)ne, bo-u-rne ] The baby boy name Bourne is pronounced as BaoRN †. Bourne is mainly used in English and it is of Old French origin. It is derived from the element 'borne' which is of the meaning limit, boundary. The name has in recent times received a popularity boost from the action hero played by Matt Damon in the Jason Bourne movies (2002,2004,2007).

The name Born, the name Borne, the English Bourn, the English Burn, the English Burne, and the name Burns are variant forms of Bourne.

See also the related categories, english, hero, and french.

Bourne is an uncommon baby name for boys. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Bourne include Born, Borne, Bourn, Baern, Baerne, Bairne, Barn, Barne, Barnem, Barnhem, Barym, Baryn, Bayrn, Beirne, Bern, Bernón, Birne, Bjarne, Bjoern, and Bjorn.

† Pronunciation for Bourne: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

A famous person named Bourne is Fictional Secret Agent Jason Bourne, born 1980.