Pembroke

English

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Penn-broɣ (literally “land's head, land's end”), whence Welsh Penfro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛmbɹʊk/

• Audio (Southern England)

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Proper noun

Pembroke

1. A town in Pembrokeshire, Wales, Britain
2. A city, the county seat of Bryan County, Georgia, United States.
3. A surname.
4. (Oxford University, informal) Ellipsis of Pembroke College, Oxford..
5. (Cambridge University, informal) Ellipsis of Pembroke College, Cambridge..

Derived terms

• Pembroke Dock
• Pembroke Pines
• Pembrokeshire

 

Translations

town

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 彭布羅克／彭布罗克 (Péngbùluókè)

• Welsh: Penfro