Sherpur District
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Refers to the district of Sherpur, a transliteration of শেরপুর, ultimately a bilingual compound of Classical Persian شیر (šēr, “lion”) + Bengali পুর (pura, “city”), named in honor of Sher Ali Gazi, the last zamindar of the region.
Proper noun[edit]
- One of the four districts in the Mymensingh Division of Bangladesh
Translations[edit]
Sherpur District
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See also[edit]
- (districts of Mymensingh Division) District of Mymensingh Division; Jamalpur District, Mymensingh District, Netrokona District, Sherpur District (Category: en:Mymensingh Division)