For other uses, see: Labrum (disambiguation)

Labrum (disambiguation)

Labrum can refer to:* Labrum , a lip-like mouth part* Labrum , a large water-filled vessel or basin with an overhanging lip* Labrum , an English surname-Human anatomy:...

Labrum as a surname

Surname

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 is either of Old English (pre 12th century) or of medieval French origin. Variants can include: Laban, Labern, Laboune, Labram, Layborn, Leban, Leeburne, or Leyban.

English names are derived from the Yorkshire

Yorkshire

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 and Kent

Kent

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 villages now spelt as Leyburn

Leyburn

Leyburn is a busy market town and civil parish in the borough of Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England sitting above the northern bank of the River Ure in Wensleydale. Historically within the North Riding of Yorkshire, the name was derived from 'Ley' or 'Le' , and 'burn' , meaning clearing by the...

 or Leybourne

Leybourne

Leybourne is a small village in Kent, England situated off Junction 4 of the M20 Motorway. Leybourne is adjacent to Larkfield and West Malling....

, derived from 'Ley' or 'Le' (clearing), and 'burn' (stream). The name was originally recorded in the Pipe Rolls

Pipe Rolls

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 of Kent as Leburn.

If the family origin is French, the name may derive from Le Bon - "the good", a nickname which may be complementary or imply the opposite of the literal translation. The name could also be an adaption of the French name Lebrun, from the Old French 'brun' (brown), similar to the Old High German 'brun', with the addition of the definite article 'le'. The usage may have been a nickname for someone who had brown hair, a brown complexion, or who wore brown clothing. This name is associated with descendents of the Huguenots in the United States

United States

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