La Trobe

UK/lə ˈtɹəʊb/US/lə ˈtɹoʊb/

proper noun

A surname transferred from the given name.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Latrobe

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A place named for persons with the surname.
  3. A university in Melbourne, Victoria named after Charles La Trobe, the first lieutenant-governor of Victoria, Australia.
  4. An electoral division in Victoria, Australia.

Origin

French surname from the Midi-Pyrénées region. Derived from Occitan la troba ('one finds it'). May have indicated a profession such as a troubadour (Occitan trobador).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 拉特羅布大學 /拉特罗布大学, 樂卓博大學 /乐卓博大学
  • 拉特羅布大學 /拉特罗布大学 (Lātèluóbù Dàxué)university
  • 樂卓博大學 /乐卓博大学 (Lèzhuóbó Dàxué)university
French La Trobe
  • La Trobeuniversity
Russian Ла Троба
  • Ла Троба (La Troba)university
Cite this entry
APA

La Trobe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/La%20Trobe

MLA

“La Trobe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/La%20Trobe. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “La Trobe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/La%20Trobe.

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