La Trobe

English

Alternative forms

• Latrobe

Etymology

French surname from the Midi-Pyrénées region. Derived from Occitan la troba ('one finds it'). May have indicated a profession such as a troubadour (Occitan trobador).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /lə ˈtɹəʊb/
• (US) IPA^(key): /lə ˈtɹoʊb/

Proper noun

La Trobe

1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. A place named for persons with the surname.
3. A university in Melbourne, Victoria named after Charles La Trobe, the first lieutenant-governor of Victoria, Australia.
4. An electoral division in Victoria, Australia

Translations

university

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 拉特羅布大學／拉特罗布大学 (Lātèluóbù Dàxué), 樂卓博大學／乐卓博大学 (Lèzhuóbó Dàxué)

• French: La Trobe
• Russian: Ла Троба (La Troba)

Anagrams

• bloater, retablo, rotable