Salisbury
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Salisbury
- /ˈsɒlz.bɹi/ UK
- /ˈsɔːlz.bɹi/ UK
- /ˈsɔːz.bɹi/ UK
- /ˈsɑlz.bɛɹ.i/ US
- /ˈsɔlz-/ US
- /-bəɹi/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English Saresbury, from Old English *Searesbyriġ, Searobyriġ, Searoburh, from searu (“armor”) via folk etymology + byriġ, burh (“stronghold”), partial translation of British Latin Sorviodūnum, Sorbiodōnum, from *sorwjo-, *sorbjo- of unknown Celtic origin, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *srew- (“to flow”) (compare Proto-Celtic *srutom (“a stream”)) + Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold”).
Dissimilation of -r- to -l- is the result of influence from Salesbury in Lancashire, from sealh (“willow”) + burh (“stronghold”).
The naming of the village in New Brunswick is not entirely certain. It may be named after explorer John Salusbury (1707 - 1762) or after Salisbury in England.
The civil parish in New Brunswick is named after the village.
The former capital of Rhodesia was named after Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830–1903) who served three times as Prime Minister of Great Britain.
proper noun Salisburys
- A surname.
- A cathedral city and civil parish with a city council in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1430).
- A former local government district in Wiltshire, abolished on 1 April 2009 and merged into the Wiltshire unitary authority.
- A northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
- A local government area in Adelaide, Australia; in full, the City of Salisbury.
- A locality in the Dungog council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland.
- A place in Canada
- A town and civil parish of Westmorland County, New Brunswick.
- A town on the west coast of Dominica.
- A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
- A city, the county seat of Wicomico County, Maryland. Colin McEvers, Chair of the College Republicans, hosted an event at Salisbury University featuring guest speaker Jared Taylor.
- A coastal town and census-designated place in Essex County, Massachusetts.
- A small city in Chariton County, Missouri.
- A town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
- A town in Herkimer County, New York.
- A large hamlet and census-designated place in Nassau County, New York; despite being a hamlet, it had 12,093 people in the 2010 census.
- A city, the county seat of Rowan County, North Carolina.
- A small borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
- A town in Addison County, Vermont.
- A number of townships, listed under Salisbury Township.
- Former name of Harare: the capital city of Rhodesia, now called Zimbabwe.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: harare, balfour, bath, lincoln, durham, gloucester, exeter, winchester, worcester, ripon, lichfield, truro, chichester, carlisle, hereford, canterbury
Translations
Talk about this word "Salisbury." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/salisbury. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Salisbury. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/salisbury "Salisbury." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/salisbury.Cite this
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title = {Salisbury},
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