Meanings
proper nounScarborough (countable and uncountable, plural Scarboroughs)
plural Scarboroughs · alternative Scarboro · alternative Scarbro · alternative Scarbrough
- countableuncountableA coastal town in North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA040880). It should now be a civil parish, with a town council elected on 1 May 2025.
- countableuncountableThe Borough of Scarborough, a former local government district in North Yorkshire, abolished without replacement in 2023.
- countableuncountableA district and former municipality of Toronto, Canada.
- countableuncountableA town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States.
- countableuncountableA neighbourhood in the village of Briarcliff Manor, Westchester County, New York, United States, named after the English town.
- countableuncountableA suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
- countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old Norse.
Origin
From the Old Norse personal name Skarði + borg (“fortress”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 士嘉堡
- 士嘉堡 (si⁶ gaa¹ bou²)district in Toronto
Chinese Mandarin 斯卡伯勒
- 斯卡伯勒 (Sīkǎbólè)district in Toronto
French Scarborough
- Scarboroughdistrict in Toronto
Portuguese Scarborough
- Scarboroughdistrict in Toronto
Cite this entry
APA
Scarborough. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scarborough
MLA
“Scarborough.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scarborough. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Scarborough,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scarborough.
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