Origin | |
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Word/name | Celtic |
Meaning | the waters |
Region of origin | England, Northern Germany |
Dover is a toponymic surname of Celtic origin used in English and German names.
Relating to the port of Dover in Kent, England. Named from the river on which it stands, Dover is a Celtic name meaning "the waters" (from the word that later became the modern Welsh word "dwfr" for "water"). [1]
Relating to Doveren, a part of the town Hückelhoven in the Rhineland of uncertain etymology. Its origin is possibly also Celtic and thereby related in meaning to the English name as well. [1]
Origin | |
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Word/name | Celtic |
Meaning | the waters |
Region of origin | England, Northern Germany |
Dover is a toponymic surname of Celtic origin used in English and German names.
Relating to the port of Dover in Kent, England. Named from the river on which it stands, Dover is a Celtic name meaning "the waters" (from the word that later became the modern Welsh word "dwfr" for "water"). [1]
Relating to Doveren, a part of the town Hückelhoven in the Rhineland of uncertain etymology. Its origin is possibly also Celtic and thereby related in meaning to the English name as well. [1]