Pemberton

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Pemberton

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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”).

proper noun Pembertons · Pembleton

countable A surname. BEC's chief executive, Michael Pemberton, said the hotel would be operated by a "nationally recognised brand" and would bring "many more people into Whitehaven".
countable, uncountable A neighbourhood of Windermere, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.
countable, uncountable A town in Western Australia, Australia.
countable, uncountable A village in British Columbia, Canada.
countable, uncountable A suburb of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD5504).
countable, uncountable A suburb of Llanelli in Llanelli Rural community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN5300).
countable, uncountable A city in Minnesota, United States.
countable, uncountable A borough and township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, both named after landowner James Pemberton.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Ohio, United States.

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@misc{pemberton_2026,
  title = {Pemberton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pemberton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}