Dover

Meaning

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 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.
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38. A surname.

Synonyms

capital of Delaware

England

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Translations

Dover

Dover

Dover

Dover

Douvres

Dover

Dover

Dover

Dubris

دوفر

Ντόβερ

Dover

Dover

דובר

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdəʊ.və/

Etymology

Inherited from Old English: Dofras

In summary

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.