Davenport

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A surname
2. (countable, uncountable) A surname
3. (countable, uncountable) A surname
4. (countable, uncountable) A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:
5. (countable, uncountable) A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:
6. (countable, uncountable) A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:
7. (countable, uncountable) A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:
8. (countable, uncountable) A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:
9. (countable, uncountable) A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:
10. (countable, uncountable) A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:
11. (countable, uncountable) A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:
12. (countable, uncountable) A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:
13. (countable, uncountable) A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:
14. (countable, uncountable) A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:
15. (countable, uncountable) A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:
16. (countable, uncountable) A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:
17. (countable, uncountable) A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:
18. (countable, uncountable) A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:

Synonyms

davenport

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdævənpɔːt/

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.