BOURN Meaning of BOURN in English 1. n. a small stream. Etymology: ME: S. Engl. var. of BURN(2) 2. n. (also bourne) archaic 1 a goal; a destination. 2 a limit. Etymology: F borne f. OF bodne BOUND(2) Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012