Melbourne
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English, place name
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Melbourne Origin and Meaning
The name Melbourne is a boy's name meaning "mill stream".
Best associated with the Australian city, Melbourne is occasionally used as a given name. The city itself was named after the British Prime Minister, William Lamb, the 2nd Viscount Melbourne - Melbourne also being a market town in Derbyshire.
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