English Explanatory Dictionary

La Trobe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A place named for persons with the surname.
  3. A university in Melbourne, Victoria named after Charles La Trobe, the first lieutenant-governor of Victoria, Australia.
  4. An electoral division in Victoria, Australia.

Pronunciation

/lə ˈtɹəʊb/ /lə ˈtɹoʊb/

Word forms

La Trobe Latrobe

Etymology

French surname from the Midi-Pyrénées region. Derived from Occitan la troba ('one finds it'). May have indicated a profession such as a troubadour (Occitan trobador).

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