Melbourne

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Melbourne

/ˈmelbn̩/ Australia
/ˈmælbn̩/
/ˈmɛl.bən/ UK
/ˈmɛl.bɔːn/ UK
/ˈmɛl.bɚn/ Canada, US
/ˈmɛl.bəɾn/ Scotland
/ˈmɛl.bəɹn/ Scotland

Where it comes from

Named after William Lamb, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and 2nd Viscount of Melbourne, Derbyshire; ultimately from Old English mylen (“mill”) + burne (“stream”).

proper noun

The capital city of Victoria, Australia and former capital of Australia (1901–1927). Speaking to reporters at Melbourne airport, their fathers thanked supporters and praised efforts from the Australian government, according to Nine News.
Similar: Naarm, Narrm
A community in the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
A township municipality of Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
A market town and civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England, located in the East Midlands (OS grid ref SK3825).
A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
A small city, the county seat of Izard County, Arkansas, United States.
An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, United States, previously spelt Melburne.
A city in Brevard County, Florida, United States.
A small city in Marshall County, Iowa, United States.
A tiny home rule city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States.
A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: muscat, nicosia, sydney, ink, norwich, cultural capital, melb, melbs, batmania, victoria, capital city, canberra, perth, australia, darwin, wellington

Translations

Every language

name city in Victoria, Australia

Español	Melbourne
한국어	멜버른 Melbeoreun, 멜번 Melbeon
日本語	メルボルン Meruborun
中文	墨爾本 /墨尔本 Mò'ěrběn, 貓本 /猫本 Māoběn
हिन्दी	मेलबॉर्न melbŏrn
Português	Melbourne
Français	Melbourne
Deutsch	Melbourne
Italiano	Melbourne
Ελληνικά	Μελβούρνη Melvoúrni
Русский	Ме́льбурн Mélʹburn
Tiếng Việt	Miêu Bìn, Mai Bình
العربية	مِلْبُورْن or مِيلْبُورْن milbūrn
עברית	מֶלְבּוֹרְן melburn

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

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

Chicago

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@misc{melbourne_2026,
  title = {Melbourne},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/melbourne},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}