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Dover en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈdoʊ.vɚ/ (US)
  • /ˈdəʊ.və/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Old English Dofras, from Latin Dubris, from Brythonic Dubras (“the waters”), from Proto-Celtic *dubros (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubrós (“dark”), from *dʰewb- (“deep”). Compare Tauber. The village in Nova Scotia is likely named after the town in England.

Meanings

  1. A town, civil parish (with a town council) and major port in Kent, England, the closest point to France (OS grid ref TR3141).
  2. A sea area between this port and France.
  3. A local government district of Kent, including this town and port.
  4. A neighbourhood of Abram, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6001).
  5. A town in Huon Valley council area, southern Tasmania, Australia.
  6. A neighborhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
  7. A small fishing and lumber town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; formerly, Shoal Bay and Wellington.
  8. A village in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  9. A neighborhood of Singapore.
  10. A number of places in the United States: ▸ The capital city of Delaware, and the county seat of Kent County.
  11. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town and township in Pope County, Arkansas.
  12. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida.
  13. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Screven County, Georgia.
  14. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Bonner County, Idaho.
  15. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A village in Bureau County, Illinois.
  16. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Dearborn County, Indiana.
  17. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Shawnee County, Kansas.
  18. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor home rule city in Mason County, Kentucky.
  19. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A former town in Piscataquis County, Maine, now Dover-Foxcroft, Maine.
  20. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town and census-designated place therein, in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
  21. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
  22. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A village in Lafayette County, Missouri.
  23. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Strafford County, New Hampshire.
  24. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Morris County, New Jersey.
  25. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Dutchess County, New York.
  26. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A small town in Craven County, North Carolina.
  27. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
  28. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A small town in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma.
  29. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A borough in York County, Pennsylvania.
  30. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A small town, the county seat of Stewart County, Tennessee.
  31. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A ghost town in Sanpete County, Utah.
  32. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Windham County, Vermont.
  33. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia.
  34. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A small town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.
  35. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Price County, Wisconsin.
  36. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Racine County, Wisconsin.
  37. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A number of townships in the United States, listed under Dover Township.
  38. A surname.

Deriveds

West Dover · Dover Heights · Dover Plains · Dover sole · Dover-Foxcroft · Strait of Dover

Translations (24)

eo Dovero (port in Kent, England) · da Dover (port in Kent, England) · roa-opt Dovra (port in Kent, England) · mr डोव्हर (port in Kent, England) · nl Dover (port in Kent, England) · ca Dover (port in Kent, England) · la Dubris (capital of Delaware) · mt Dover (port in Kent, England) · ca Dobla (port in Kent, England) · la Dubris (port in Kent, England) · cy Dofr (port in Kent, England) · mr डोव्हर (capital of Delaware) · he דובר (port in Kent, England) · cmn 多佛爾 /多佛尔 (port in Kent, England) · ang Dofras (port in Kent, England) · pt Dover (port in Kent, England) · sv Dover (port in Kent, England) · el Ντόβερ (port in Kent, England) · ru Дувр (port in Kent, England) · ja ドーバー (port in Kent, England) · de Dover (port in Kent, England) · fr Douvres (port in Kent, England) · no Dover (port in Kent, England) · ur ڈووَر (port in Kent, England)