English Explanatory Dictionary

Pemberton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. A placename:
  3. A neighbourhood of Windermere, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.
  4. A town in Western Australia, Australia.
  5. A village in British Columbia, Canada.
  6. A suburb of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD5504).
  7. A suburb of Llanelli in Llanelli Rural community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN5300).
  8. A city in Minnesota, United States.
  9. A borough and township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, both named after landowner James Pemberton.
  10. An unincorporated community in Ohio, United States.

Word forms

Pemberton Pembertons Pembleton

Etymology

From Old Welsh pen (“head, summit”) + Old English bere (“barley”) + Old English tūn (“village, town”). Or else, the second element may be Old Welsh byr (“short”).

Related words

Pamber Pember
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