Etymology

Pembroke

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Today it means: A town and community with a town council in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9801). Full definition →

Proto-Brythonic *Penn-broɣ
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  1. Proto-Brythonic · derived from*Penn-broɣ
  2. English todayPembroke

Ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Penn-broɣ (literally “land's head, land's end”), whence Welsh Penfro.

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