What does "trent" mean?
A placename; A river in central England, flowing 298 km (185 mi.) from Staffordshire, through Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, to join the Ouse at Trent Falls and form the Humber estuary.
Trent
/tɹɛnt/ name
name ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A placename; A river in central England, flowing 298 km (185 mi.) from Staffordshire, through Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, to join the Ouse at Trent Falls and form the Humber estuary.
- Grammar: trent is listed as name.
- Nearest alternatives: family name, first name, forename, given name.
- Useful contrasts: given name, surname.
- Usage evidence: Trent Reznor may be one of my favorite artists.
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A placename; A river in central England, flowing 298 km (185 mi.) from Staffordshire, through Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, to join the Ouse at Trent Falls and form the Humber estuary. countable, uncountable
- 2 Trento, A city in Italy.
- 3 A placename; A village and civil parish (served by Queen Thorne Parish Council) in north Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST5918). countable, uncountable
- 4 A placename; A river in Ontario, Canada, which flows into Lake Ontario and forms part of the Trent-Severn Waterway. countable, uncountable
- 5 A placename; A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Wolfe County, Kentucky. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A placename; A place in the United States:; A census-designated place in Lane County, Oregon. countable, uncountable
- 7 A placename; A place in the United States:; A town in Moody County, South Dakota. countable, uncountable
- 8 A placename; A place in the United States:; A town in Taylor County, Texas. countable, uncountable
- 9 A placename; A rural locality in the Shire of Denmark, Great Southern region, Western Australia. countable, uncountable
- 10 A topographic surname: an English and Scottish surname for someone who lived near any of the rivers of that name. countable, uncountable
- 11 A male given name transferred from the surname. countable, uncountable
Synonyms
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Example
"Trent Reznor may be one of my favorite artists."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "trent"?
Common synonyms include: family name, first name, forename, given name, last name, river.
How do you use "trent" in a sentence?
Trent Reznor may be one of my favorite artists.
How do you pronounce "trent"?
Pronounced /tɹɛnt/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
Koch (2006) derives the river name from Proto-Celtic *tri-sent(o)-on-ā-, from the elements *trei (“through”) + *sentus (“path”). Traditionally said to be from Proto-Brythonic elements equivalent to tros (“over”) + hynt (“way”), often taken to mean "the trespasser" The surname in some cases is a shortening of "Tranent", or "Tranant" in Scottish Gaelic, a geographical location in East Lothian. "Tranant" itself is possibly of Brythonic (Celtic) origin.
Etymology 2
From Italian Trento.