Salisbury

From Middle English Saresbury, from Old English *Searesbyriġ, Searobyriġ, Searoburh, from searu (“armor”) via folk etymology + byriġ, burh (“stronghold”), partial translation of British Latin Sorviodūnum, Sorbiodōnum, from *sorwjo-, *sorbjo- of unknown Celtic origin, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *srew- (“to flow”) (compare Proto-Celtic *srutom (“a stream”)) + Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold”).

Dissimilation of -r- to -l- is the result of influence from Salesbury in Lancashire, from sealh (“willow”) + burh (“stronghold”).

The naming of the village in New Brunswick is not entirely certain. It may be named after explorer John Salusbury (1707 - 1762) or after Salisbury in England.

The civil parish in New Brunswick is named after the village.

The former capital of Rhodesia was named after Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830–1903) who served three times as Prime Minister of Great Britain.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsɒlz.bɹi/, /ˈsɔːlz.bɹi/, /ˈsɔːz.bɹi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlz.bɛɹ.i/, /ˈsɔlz-/, /-bəɹi/

Salisbury (countable and uncountable, plural Salisburys)

1. A surname.
2. A placename:
   1. A place in the United Kingdom:
      2. A cathedral city and civil parish with a city council in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1430). ^[1]
      3. A former local government district in Wiltshire, abolished on 1 April 2009 and merged into the Wiltshire unitary authority.
   2. A place in Australia:
      2. A northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
      4. A local government area in Adelaide, Australia; in full, the City of Salisbury.
      5. A village in New South Wales.
      7. A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland.
   3. A place in Canada:
      2. A town and civil parish of Westmorland County, New Brunswick.
   5. A town on the west coast of Dominica.
   6. A place in the United States:
      2. A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
      4. A city, the county seat of Wicomico County, Maryland.
      6. A coastal town and census-designated place in Essex County, Massachusetts.
      8. A small city in Chariton County, Missouri.
      10. A town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
      12. A town in Herkimer County, New York.
      14. A large hamlet and census-designated place in Nassau County, New York; despite being a hamlet, it had 12,093 people in the 2010 census.
      16. A city, the county seat of Rowan County, North Carolina.
      18. A small borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
      20. A town in Addison County, Vermont.
      21. A number of townships, listed under Salisbury Township.
   7. (historical) Former name of Harare: the capital city of Rhodesia, now called Zimbabwe.