Salisbury
English
Etymology
From Middle English Sarisberie, from Old English Searesbyriġ, Searobyriġ, Searoburh, from searu (“armor”) via folk etymology + byriġ, burh (“stronghold”), partial translation of Latin Sorvioduni, Sorbiodoni, from *Sorvio-, *Sorbio- 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.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɒlz.bɹi, ˈsɔːlz-, ˈsɔːz-/
Proper noun
Salisbury
- A surname.
- A cathedral city in Wiltshire, England.
- A former local government district in Wiltshire, England, abolished on 1 April 2009 and merged into the Wiltshire unitary authority.
- A city and northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
- A village in New South Wales, Australia.
- A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
- A civil parish of Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
- A village in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
- A town on the west coast of Dominica.
- A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Wicomico County, Maryland, United States.
- A small coastal town and census-designated place in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.
- A city in Chariton County, Missouri.
- A town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
- A town in Herkimer County, New York.
- A hamlet and census-designated place in Nassau County, New York.
- A city, the county seat of Rowan County, North Carolina.
- A borough of Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
- A town in Addison County, Vermont.
- (historical) Former name of Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia).
Derived terms
- Salisbury Plain
- Salisbury steak
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