English Explanatory Dictionary

Sackville

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Norman.
  2. A civil parish in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  3. A town in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada.
  4. A suburb of Sydney in the City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia, named after George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville.

Word forms

Sackville Sackvilles

Etymology

From the Norman habitational surname, from the town of Sauqueville, in Normandy. The town in New Brunswick is named after British politician George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville (1716 - 1785). The civil parish is named after the town.

Derived words

Sackville North
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