Calvert
name
name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname. countable, uncountable
"Maps for new House of Representatives districts would be created — splitting up red cities that support Republicans Ken Calvert of Corona and Darrell Issa of San Diego County, according to new maps drawn by Democrats."
- 2 A hamlet in Charndon parish and Steeple Claydon parish, Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP6824). countable, uncountable
"Calvert, a sleepy village in rural Buckinghamshire, is where the former 'Varsity line' from Oxford to Cambridge crossed the old Great Central London extension."
- 3 A community in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. countable, uncountable
- 4 An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mobile County and Washington County, Alabama, United States. countable, uncountable
- 5 An unincorporated community in Norton County, Kansas, United States. countable, uncountable
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- 6 An unincorporated community in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. countable, uncountable
- 7 A city in Robertson County, Texas, United States. countable, uncountable
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More examples"Maps for new House of Representatives districts would be created — splitting up red cities that support Republicans Ken Calvert of Corona and Darrell Issa of San Diego County, according to new maps drawn by Democrats."
Etymology
From Middle English calfhirde, equivalent to modern calf + herd.