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Pemberton

Pemberton proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Pemberton (countable and uncountable, plural Pembertons)

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

Forms of Pemberton

pluralPembertons
alternative formPembleton

Origin of Pemberton

From Cumbric/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”).

Questions about Pemberton

What does Pemberton mean?
Pemberton means a surname.
What part of speech is Pemberton?
Pemberton is a proper noun.

Words near Pemberton in the dictionary

  1. Pematangsiantar
  2. Pemathang
  3. Pemba
  4. Pember
  5. Pembers
  6. Pemberton
  7. pembina
  8. Pembina County
  9. pembinas
  10. Pembleton
  11. Pembletons

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