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Salisbury

Salisbury

6 6.5
A family name from England
  • proper noun
  • /ˈsɔːlz.bəri/
translation icon : Salisbury
  • In April 1988, I was traveling across China in the company of nine other writers from the United States, among them Maxine Hong Kingston and Harrison Salisbury, the legendary New York Times reporter.
  • Harrison Salisbury
  • Neal Salisbury
  • John of Salisbury

All right, First time watching from John Salisbury.

Examples

  • Salisbury, Neal. Religious Encounters in a Colonial Context: New England and New France in the Seventeenth Century. 16(4):501-509.

    Academic text (1992)
  • J. Kenneth Salisbury, Jr., is a fellow and scientific adviser.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Please, just hang tight, Mr. Salisbury, we'll be right there.

  • By J. Kenneth Salisbury Jr.

    Academic text (1998)
  • PS: @boldhawk and @Ryan Salisbury would like to get in touch with you by email as well.

    Blog text (29)
  • I felt as if I had besmirched the entire fourth estate until I read a Newsday column by Harrison E. Salisbury a few weeks later.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Mr. Salisbury is known for his contributions to modern literature.

  • Many people are familiar with the achievements of the Salisbury family.

  • During the meeting, Ms. Salisbury shared her insights on the topic.

Compounds

11 3.9

A cooked seasoned ground beef patty served with sauce or gravy

Surface Forms

Salisbury main

Etymology

Salisbury as a family name comes from the place Salisbury: long ago people often took last names from the town they came from. So someone named Salisbury originally had ancestors 'from Salisbury'.