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Burnside¹

Where it comes from

From burn (“stream”) + side.

proper noun

  1. A suburban area in north-west Houghton-le-Spring, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3350).
  2. A small settlement south-west of New Cumnock, East Ayrshire council area (OS grid ref NS5811).
  3. A settlement near Thurso, Highland council area (not found on maps).
  4. A hamlet near Methven, Perth and Kinross council area (OS grid ref NO0125).
  5. A small settlement between Milnathort and Gateside, Perth and Kinross council area (OS grid ref NO1608).
  6. A small settlement on Mainland, Shetland Islands council area (OS grid ref HU2778).
  7. A suburban area of Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire council area (OS grid ref NS6260).
  8. A settlement in eastern West Lothian council area (OS grid ref NT0971).
  9. A coastal community in Burnside-St. Chads, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.
  10. A community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia.
  11. A neighbourhood of Dartmouth, Halifax regional municipality, Nova Scotia.
  12. A community in Severn township, Simcoe County, Ontario.
  13. A census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona.
  14. A community area in Chicago, Illinois.
  15. An unincorporated community in Pilot Grove Township, Hancock County, Illinois.
  16. An unincorporated community in Webster County, Iowa.
  17. A minor city in Pulaski County, Kentucky.
  18. An unincorporated community in Ascension Parish, Louisiana.
  19. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Lapeer County, Michigan.
  20. An unincorporated community in Neshoba County, Mississippi.
  21. A township in Centre County, Pennsylvania.
  22. A minor borough and township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.
  23. A town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.
  24. A suburb of Nambour, Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland.
  25. A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
  26. A local government area (the City of Burnside) in South Australia, which includes the suburb.
  27. A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Melton, Victoria.
  28. A townsite in the South West region, Western Australia.
  29. A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury.
  30. An industrial suburb of Dunedin, Otago.
  31. A topographic surname from Middle English for someone living near a burn (stream), or in any of the Scottish towns.

burnside²

Where it comes from

From Ambrose Burnside.

noun burnsides

  1. especially, plural A moustache, with whiskers on the cheeks but no beard on the chin.

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

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX
@misc{burnside_2026,
  title = {burnside},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/burnside},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}