# Blackburn

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈblækbəːn/ · frequency rank #15,348

## Definitions
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8. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From Old English blæc (“dark”) + burna (“stream”).

## Easily confused with
- **blackbird** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blackbird-vs-blackburn)

## Common misspellings (15)
`balckburn`, `bblackburn`, `blacbkurn`, `blacckburn`, `blackbburn`, `blackbrun`, `blackbunr`, `blackburnn`, `blackburrn`, `blackkburn`, `blackubrn`, `blakcburn`, `blcakburn`, `bllackburn`, `lbackburn`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/blackburn