Melbourne
Meaning
- The capital city of Victoria, Australia and former capital of Australia (1901–1927).
- A community in the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A township municipality of Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
- A market town and civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England, located in the East Midlands (OS grid ref SK3825).
- A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
- A small city, the county seat of Izard County, Arkansas, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, United States, previously spelt Melburne.
- A city in Brevard County, Florida, United States.
- A small city in Marshall County, Iowa, United States.
- A tiny home rule city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States.
Concepts
Melbourne
Frequency
Hyphenated as
Mel‧bourne
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmelbn̩/
Etymology
Named after the 2nd Viscount of Melbourne, Derbyshire, itself deriving from the Old English place name Mileburne (Old English mylen (“mill”) + burne (“stream”)).
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