"Cherbourg" meaning in English

See Cherbourg in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from French Cherbourg, from Old French Chieresburg, probably from Old Norse kjarr (“thicket”) + borg (“fort”). Compare Old English Kiǣresburh. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|Cherbourg}} Borrowed from French Cherbourg, {{der|en|fro|Chieresburg}} Old French Chieresburg, {{cog|non|kjarr|t=thicket}} Old Norse kjarr (“thicket”), {{cog|ang|Kiǣresburh}} Old English Kiǣresburh Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cherbourg
  1. A coastal town in the Manche department, Normandy, France Wikipedia link: Cherbourg Categories (place): Cities in France, Places in France, Places in Normandy, Towns in France, Towns in Normandy
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