Sackville

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proper noun

A surname from Norman.

Less commonScrabble 18

Meanings

proper nounSackville (countable and uncountable, plural Sackvilles)

plural Sackvilles

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Norman.
  2. countableuncountableA town in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada.
  3. countableuncountableA suburb of Sydney in the City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia, named after George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville.

Origin

From the Norman habitational surname, from the town of Sauqueville, in Normandy. The town in New Brunswick is named after British politician George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville (1716 - 1785). The civil parish is named after the town.

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Chicago

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