Davenport
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdævənpɔːt/
Forms: form: Davenports
form: Devenport
Etymology: * As an English surname, from Old English Devennport, named after the River Dane + port. The first element is from Welsh dafn (“trickle, drop”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“mist, haze”).
* As an Irish surname, from Ó Donndubhartaigh (“descendant of Donndubhartach”), which is from donn (“brown”) + dubh (“black”) + artach (“nobleman”); see airigh.
Senses: glosses: A surname
A habitational surname from Old English from the town in Cheshire.
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A surname from Irish of Irish origin from the Gaelic Ó Donndubhartaigh.
glosses: A surname
A surname from Anglo-Norman of Anglo-Norman origin: de avesne port, where avesne is derived from Frankish avisna ("field" see:Wiese).
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A place in the United Kingdom
A hamlet in Brereton parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8065).
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A place in the United Kingdom
A suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, historically in Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ8988).
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A neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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A census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California.
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A city in Polk County, Florida.
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A city, the county seat of Scott County, Iowa.
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A village in Thayer County, Nebraska.
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A town in Delaware County, New York.
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A minor city in Cass County, North Dakota.
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A town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma.
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An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia.
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A small city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Washington.
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A place in Australia:
A locality in the Barkly Region, Northern Territory.
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A suburb of Port Augusta, South Australia.
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A suburb of Bunbury, Western Australia.
Derived terms: davenport
Davenport Green