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Hanover en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhænˌoʊvəɹ/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈhænəvə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From German Hannover, meaning "on the higher ridge", from Middle Low German hoch (“high”) (from Old Saxon hōh) + over (“edge, shore”).

Meanings

  1. British family that ruled from 1714 to 1901, more commonly known as the Georgian, Regency and Victorian periods.
  2. The capital city of Lower Saxony, Germany.
  3. (historical) The former Kingdom of Hanover, now part of Lower Saxony, Germany.
  4. A parish in Jamaica.
  5. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A community in the town of Sprague, New London County, Connecticut.
  6. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township and village therein, in Jo Daviess County, Illinois.
  7. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township and town therein, in Jefferson County, Indiana.
  8. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Washington County, Kansas.
  9. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Oxford County, Maine.
  10. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County and Howard County, Maryland.
  11. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
  12. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township and village therein, in Jackson County, Michigan.
  13. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Wright County and Hennepin County, Minnesota.
  14. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town and census-designated place therein, in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
  15. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township in Morris County, New Jersey.
  16. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Grant County, New Mexico.
  17. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Chautauqua County, New York.
  18. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A village in Licking County, Ohio.
  19. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A borough in York County, Pennsylvania.
  20. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place, the county seat of Hanover County, Virginia, United States, also known as Hanover Courthouse.
  21. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in the town of Plymouth, Rock County, Wisconsin.
  22. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Hanover Township.
  23. A rural municipality in south-east Manitoba, Canada.
  24. A town in Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
  25. A neighbourhood of Brighton, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3105).
  26. A small town in the Northern Cape province, South Africa.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Hannover alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

New Hanover County · East Hanover · Hanover County · New Hanover · North Hanover · South Hanover · Hanover Park · Hanoverian · Hanover Parish

Translations (44)

cs Hannoversko (kingdom) · it l'Annover (British royal family) · ru Ганно́вер (German city) · ca Hannover (kingdom) · bg Хано́вер (kingdom) · fi Hannover (German city) · pt Hanôver (British royal family) · be Гано́вер (German city) · hi हनोवर (German city) · sv Hannover (kingdom) · fa هانوفر (German city) · el Αννόβερο (German city) · tr Hannover (German city) · fr Hanovre (German city) · de Hannover (German city) · ca Hannover (German city) · la Hannovera (German city) · ru Ганно́вер (kingdom) · ja ハノーファー (German city) · nds-de Hannover (German city) · cs Hannoverské království (kingdom) · ar هَانُوفَر (German city) · ja ハノーバー (German city) · hy Հաննովեր (German city) · fi Hanover (British royal family) · cs Hannover (German city) · hi हनोवर (British royal family) · ko 하노버 (German city) · bg Хано́вер (German city) · fi Hannover (kingdom) · sv Hannover (German city) · he הנובר (German city) · ca Hannover (British royal family) · cs Hannoverská dynastie (British royal family) · es Hanóver (German city) · uk Ганно́вер (German city) · ro Hanovra (German city) · cmn 漢諾威 /汉诺威 (German city) · mr हॅनोव्हर (British royal family) · it Annover (German city) · pt Hanôver (German city) · pl Hanower (German city) · ja ハノーヴァー (German city) · cs Hannoverští (British royal family)