Sherbrooke

English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From the English surname Shirebrook, from the Manor of Shirebrook

  • (surname): Corruption of the surname Shirebrook.
  • (Nova Scotian municipality): From the surname of the governor general.
  • (Prince Edward Island municipality): (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
  • (Quebec municipality): From the surname of the governor general.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɝ.bɹʊk/
  • Hyphenation: Sher‧brooke
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)bɹʊk

Proper noun

Sherbrooke

  1. A placename
    1. A rural community of Nova Scotia, Canada.
    2. A community and rural municipality of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
    3. A city in Quebec, Canada.
    4. A town in Victoria, Australia.
  2. A surname.

Derived terms

  • Sherbrooke Forest

Descendants

  • French: Sherbrooke

Translations

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɛʁ.bʁuk/
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  • Hyphenation: Sher‧brooke
  • Rhymes: -uk

Proper noun

Sherbrooke ?

  1. a city and regional county municipality of Quebec, Canada

Derived terms