Pember

P3E1M3B3E1R1

proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English penn →
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Meanings

proper nounPember (plural Pembers)

plural Pembers

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishpenn“fold, enclosure”
  2. EnglishPember

Perhaps a habitational surname from a place called Pamber, in Hampshire. The placename is from Old English penn (“fold, enclosure”) + beorg (“mountain, hill”).

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APA

Pember. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pember

MLA

“Pember.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pember. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pember,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pember.

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