Davenport

== English == === Alternative forms === (Irish surname): Devenport === Etymology === As an English surname, from Middle 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdævənpɔːt/ === Proper noun === Davenport (countable and uncountable, plural Davenports) A surname A habitational surname from Old English from the town in Cheshire. A surname from Irish of Irish origin from the Gaelic Ó Donndubhartaigh. A surname from Anglo-Norman of Anglo-Norman origin: de avesne port, where avesne is derived from Frankish avisna ("field" see:Wiese). A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world: A place in the United Kingdom A hamlet in Brereton parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8065). A suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, historically in Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ8988). A neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California. A city in Polk County, Florida. A city, the county seat of Scott County, Iowa. A village in Thayer County, Nebraska. A town in Delaware County, New York. A minor city in Cass County, North Dakota. A town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma. An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia. A small city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Washington. A place in Australia: A locality in the Barkly Region, Northern Territory. A suburb of Port Augusta, South Australia. A suburb of Bunbury, Western Australia. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === Matasović, Ranko (2009), Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN === Anagrams === provanted