Swinburne \swi-nbur-ne, swin-bu-rne\ as a boy's name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Swinburne is "swine stream". Swine, or pigs, were important part of life in the days when such surnames were being made. Poet Algernon Swinburne.

Swinburne has 5 variant forms: Swinborn, Swinbourne, Swinburn, Swinbyrn and Swynborne.

Baby names that sound like Swinburne are Sanburne, Sanburn and Sanborne.