Pemberton

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Cumbric pen (“head, summit”) + Old English bere (“barley”) + Old English tūn (“village, town”). Or else, the second element may be Cumbric byr (“short”).

Proper noun

Pemberton (countable and uncountable, plural Pembertons)

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

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