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arbour¹

Where it comes from

From Middle English arbere, arber, an alteration of herber, erber (“pleasure garden; herb garden”) influenced by Latin arbor (“tree”).

noun arbours · arbor

  1. UK standard spelling of arbor.

Arbour²

Where it comes from

* As a French surname, rendition of the Germanic name Hardburg, equivalent to hard + burg. Compare Harbour.

* As an English surname, variant of Harbour.

proper noun Arbours

  1. A surname.

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"arbour." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/arbour. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

arbour. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/arbour

Chicago

"arbour." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/arbour.

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@misc{arbour_2026,
  title = {arbour},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arbour},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}