Pemberton.
A surname.
Meaning & usage
A surname.
A placename: A neighbourhood of Windermere, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.
A placename: A town in Western Australia, Australia.
A placename: A village in British Columbia, Canada.
A placename: A suburb of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD5504).
A placename: A suburb of Llanelli in Llanelli Rural community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN5300).
A placename: A city in Minnesota, United States.
A placename: A borough and township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, both named after landowner James Pemberton.
A placename: An unincorporated community in Ohio, United States.
Where this word comes from
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”).
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