Asylum Records is an American record label.
For the community in Alabama , see Wilburn , Alabama .. Wilburn is a toponymic surname derived from Welborne in Lincolnshire .. toponymic. toponymic. Lincolnshire. Lincolnshire. This place 's name is derived from the Old English word welle , meaning well , and the Old Norse word brunnr , meaning stream or spring .. Old English. Old English. Old Norse. Old Norse. Endless spelling variations are a prevailing characteristic of Norman surnames .. spelling. spelling. surnames. surnames. Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules , and the introduction of Norman French added an unfamiliar ingredient to the English linguistic stew .. spelling. spelling. Middle English. Middle English. Norman French. Norman French. French. French language. French and Latin , the languages of the court , also influenced spellings .. French. French language. Latin. Latin. court. Noble court. Finally , medieval scribes generally spelled words according to how they sounded , so one person was often referred to by different spellings in different documents .. medieval. medieval. The name has been spelled Welborne , Welborn , Welbourne , Welburn and others .