411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
Sherbrooke
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
English
Alternative forms
surname en Shirebrook, en Shirebrooke, en Sherbrook, en Shurbrook, en Shurbrooke, en Shirbrook, en Shirbrooke
Etymology
From the English surname en Shirebrook, from the Manor of Shirebrook
surname Corruption of the surname en Shirebrook.
Nova Scotian municipality From the surname of the governor general.
Prince Edward Island municipality en
Quebec municipality From the surname of the governor general.
Pronunciation
en /ˈʃɝ.bɹʊk/
en Sher brooke
en ɜː(ɹ)bɹʊk 2
Proper noun
A placename
en rural community p/Nova Scotia c/Canada.
en community/and/rural municipality county/Prince County p/Prince Edward Island c/Canada.
en city p/Quebec c/Canada.
en town s/Victoria c/Australia.
en.
Derived terms
en Sherbrookian Sherbrooke Forest
Descendants
fr Sherbrooke
Translations
city in Quebec, Canada
Abenaki: abe Ktinékétolékouac
French: fr Sherbrooke
Middle French: frm Grandes Fourches
Korean: ko 셔브룩 syeobeurok
French
Etymology
fr en Sherbrooke, the surname of the British governor general.
Pronunciation
Sherbrouke
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Simon Villeneuve-Sherbrooke.wav
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-Sherbrooke.wav <<Canada>> (<<Shawinigan>>)
fr Sher brooke
fr uk 2
Proper noun
fr city/and/regional county municipality p/Quebec c/Canada Sherbrooke
Derived terms
Quebec municipality fr Sherbrookois, fr sherbrookois
fr eponyms