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Davenport

//ˈdævənpɔːt// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname; A habitational surname from Old English from the town in Cheshire. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A surname; A surname from Irish of Irish origin from the Gaelic Ó Donndubhartaigh. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A surname; A surname from Anglo-Norman of Anglo-Norman origin: de avesne port, where avesne is derived from Frankish avisna ("field" see:Wiese). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    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). countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:; A place in the United Kingdom; A suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, historically in Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ8988). countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:; A neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:; A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Polk County, Florida. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:; A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Scott County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:; A number of places in the United States:; A village in Thayer County, Nebraska. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Delaware County, New York. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:; A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Cass County, North Dakota. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia. countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:; A number of places in the United States:; A small city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Washington. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:; A place in Australia:; A locality in the Barkly Region, Northern Territory. countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:; A place in Australia:; A suburb of Port Augusta, South Australia. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:; A place in Australia:; A suburb of Bunbury, Western Australia. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A large sofa, especially a formal one.

    "Holonym: furniture"

  2. 2
    a large sofa usually convertible into a bed wordnet
  3. 3
    A writing desk, especially a small one.

    "Then she went into the house, and, sitting down at the davenport in the dining-room, got out a sheet of her best notepaper, and wrote a note to Pamela Dysart in her strong, commercially clear hand."

  4. 4
    a small decorative writing desk wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

* 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.

Etymology 2

* (sofa, couch): The sofa sense is a genericized trademark named after the defunct furniture manufacturer A. H. Davenport and Company. From the surname Davenport. Named after American businessman Albert H. Davenport * (desk)

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