# Cherbourg

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #53,440

## Definitions
1. A coastal town in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin commune, Manche department, Normandy, France.
2. A town and local government area (the Aboriginal Shire of Cherbourg, which is surrounded by South Burnett Region) in Queensland, Australia.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French Cherbourg, from Old French Chieresburg, probably from Old Norse kjarr (“thicket”) + borg (“fort”). Compare Old English Kiǣresburh.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cherbourg