Cherbourg

Borrowed from French Cherbourg, from Old French Chieresburg, probably from Old Norse kjarr (“thicket”) + borg (“fort”). Compare Old English Kiǣresburh.

Cherbourg

1. A coastal town in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin commune, Manche department, Normandy, France.
2. A town and local government area (the Aboriginal Shire of Cherbourg, which is surrounded by South Burnett Region) in Queensland, Australia.

Inherited from Old French Chieresburg, probably from Old Norse kjarr (“thicket”) + borg (“fort”). Compare Old English Kiǣresburh.

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Cherbourg m

1. Cherbourg, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (a city in Manche department, Normandy, France)

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