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 in 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

City of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

• Abenaki: Ktinékétolékouac
• French: Sherbrooke (fr)

  Middle French: Grandes Fourches

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

• (Quebec municipality): Sherbrookois, sherbrookois