Vancouver en · PROPN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂póder. Proto-Germanic *fanē Proto-West Germanic *fanā Old Dutch fan Middle Dutch van Dutch van Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws Proto-Germanic *kōz Proto-West Germanic *kō Old Dutch cuo Middle Dutch coe Dutch koe Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *pértus Proto-Germanic *furduz Proto-West Germanic *furdu Old Dutch *furt Middle Dutch vort Dutch voorde Dutch Coevorden Dutch van Coevorden English Vancouver The family name is from the Dutch place name Coevorden (“the place where cows ford the river”) via the Dutch family name van Coevorden (“a person from Coevorden”). The place names are derived from the family name, being named after George Vancouver, an English explorer who charted the northwestern Pacific coast of North America in a 1791–1794 expedition.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A surname.
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(countable, uncountable) A seaport, the largest city in British Columbia, Canada.
PS: The average commute time in the freewayless City of Vancouver is 27 minutes, while outside of the City of Vancouver the average commute time is 31 minutes.
2012 July 12, Nathan Pachal, “TomTom Congestion Index Useless for Metro Vancouver”, in The South Fraser Blog, archived from the original on 23 Apr 2025:
- (countable, uncountable) A large island of British Columbia, Canada.
- (countable, uncountable) A river in southern British Columbia, Canada.
- (countable, uncountable) A mountain between Alaska, United States and Yukon, Canada in the Saint Elias Mountains.
- (countable, uncountable) A mountain straddling the Canterbury and the West Coast regions in the Southern Alps, on the South Island, New Zealand.
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(countable, uncountable) A city, the county seat of Clark County, Washington, United States.
Washington’s first outpost of the California-born burger joint opened Wednesday after long anticipation and a few fake-outs (like the prank sign someone posted in Wallingford in June). Problem is, it’s located in Ridgefield, a suburb of Vancouver, Washington. […] Ridgefield is the 424th location.
2025 August 21, Allison Williams, “I Braved Washington’s First In-N-Out Burger Line”, in Seattle Met, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2025:
- (countable, uncountable) A lake in Clark County, Washington, United States.
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(attributive, countable, uncountable) The Vancouver system of reference citation.
The different fields in the 'style' file include the format of the in-text citations (Vancouver or Harvard style) […]
2019, G. Jagadeesh, Biomedical Research, page 485:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouvers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
West Van · Vancouverish · Vancouver Special · Vancouverite · Greater Vancouver · Hongcouver · Vancouver Island · North Vancouver · Vantucky · Vansterdam · South Van · Vancouverism · South Vancouver · Vangroovy · Vancouver fir · Metro Vancouver · Raincouver · West Vancouver · East Vancouver · North Van · East Van
Synonyms
No Fun City · Raincouver · Vangroovy · Hollywood North · Hongcouver · Lotusland
Translations (71)
da Vancouver (city) · hur lhq’á:lets (city) · az Vankuver (city) · et Vancouver (city) · kk Ванкувер (city) · cs Vancouver (city) · mr व्हँकूव्हर (city) · ja ヴァンクーヴァー (city) · ml വാൻകൂവർ (city) · be Ванку́вер (city) · acw فانكوفر (city) · gu વાનકુવર (city) · bg Ванку́вър (city) · jam Vangkuuva (city) · sv Vancouver (city) · bn ভ্যানকুভার (city) · fi Vancouver (city) · cmn 溫哥華 /温哥华 (city) · mk Ванку́вер (city) · ro Vancouver (city) · th แวนคูเวอร์ (city) · ta வான்கூவர் (city) · sq Vankuvër (city) · pa ਵੈਨਕੂਵਰ (city) · ja バンクーバー (city) · eo Vankuvero (city) · ur وینکوور (city) · ga Vancúbhar (city) · pnb وینکوور (city) · tr Vancouver (city) · hu Vancouver (city) · el Βανκούβερ (city) · pt Vancouver (city) · uz Vankuver (city) · ko 밴쿠버 (city) · ug ۋانكۇۋېر (city) · za Vwnhgohvaz (city) · hi वैंकूवर (city) · lt Vankuveris (city) · my ဗန်ကူးဗား (city) · no Vancouver (city) · nl Vancouver (city) · ky Ванкувер (city) · tk Wankuwer (city) · km វ៉ាន់ខូវឺ (city) · ru Ванку́вер (city) · la Vancuverium (city) · fr Vancouver (city) · ar فَانْكُوفَر (city) · km វែនឃូវើ (city) · fa ونکوور (city) · ckb ڤانکۆڤەر (city) · pl Vancouver (city) · el Βανκουβέριο (city) · vi Vancouver (city) · hy Վանկուվեր (city) · kn ವ್ಯಾಂಕೋವರ್ (city) · de Vancouver (city) · ka ვანკუვერი (city) · he וַנְקוּבֶר (city) · te వాంకోవర్ (city) · si වැන්කුවර් (city) · squ kʼemkʼemeláy̓ (city) · am ቫንኩቨር (city) · chr ᏪᏂᎫᏪᎵ (city) · mn Ванкувер (city) · yue 溫哥華 /温哥华 (city) · ne भ्यानकुभर (city) · uk Ванку́вер (city) · lv Vankūvera (city) · es Vancouver (city)
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