Sherbrooke

English

Etymology

From the English surname Shirebrook, from the Manor of Shirebrook

  • (surname): Corruption of the surname Shirebrook
  • (Quebec municipality): From the surname of the governor general
  • (Nova Scotian municipality): From the surname of the governor general

Alternative forms

  • (surname): Shirebrook, Shirebrooke, Sherbrook, Shurbrook, Shurbrooke, Shirbrook, Shirbrooke

Proper noun

Sherbrooke

  1. A placename
    1. A rural community in Nova Scotia, Canada
    2. A city in Quebec, Canada
    3. A town in Victoria, Australia
  2. A surname.

Derived terms

  • Sherbrooke Forest

Descendants

Translations


French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Sherbrooke, the surname of the British governor general

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɛʁ.bʁuk/
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Proper noun

Sherbrooke

  1. A city and municipality in Quebec, Canada

Derived terms

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