Loughborough

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Loughborough

/ˈlʌfb(ə)ɹə/

Where it comes from

From Old English *Luhhedeburh, from Luhhede (a personal name) + burh (“fortified place”).

proper noun

A town in Charnwood borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5319).
A surname.

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

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@misc{loughborough_2026,
  title = {Loughborough},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/loughborough},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}