Dover

Meaning

Proper Noun

• town/and/major port Kent (county) England (constituent country), the closest point to France.
• A sea area between this port and France.
• local government district Kent (county), including this port.
• The capital city of Delaware (state), USA (country), and the county seat of Kent (county) County.
• town Tasmania (state) Australia (country).
• neighborhood city, Calgary Alberta (province) Canada (country).
• small (incorporated) village Newfoundland and Labrador (province) Canada (country).
• (unincorporated) community Guysborough County (county) Nova Scotia (province) Canada (country).
• neighborhood Singapore (country).
• town Pope County (county) Arkansas (state).
• (unincorporated) CDP Hillsborough County (county) Florida (state).
• (unincorporated) community Screven County (county) Georgia (state).
• tiny city Bonner County (county) Idaho (state).
• village Bureau County (county) Illinois (state).
• (unincorporated) community Dearborn County (county) Indiana (state).
• (unincorporated) community Shawnee County (county) Kansas (state).
• tiny home rule city Mason County (county) Kentucky (state).
• former town Piscataquis County (county) Maine (state), now Dover-Foxcroft, Maine.
• town Norfolk County (county) Massachusetts (state).
• tiny city Olmsted County (county) Minnesota (state).
• village Lafayette County (county) Missouri (state).
• city, county seat Strafford County (county) New Hampshire (state) USA (country).
• town Morris County (county) New Jersey (state).
• town Dutchess County (county) New York (state).
• small town Craven County (county) North Carolina (state).
• city Tuscarawas County (county) Ohio (state).
• small town Kingfisher County (county) Oklahoma (state).
• borough York County (county) Pennsylvania (state).
• small town, county seat Stewart County (county) Tennessee (state).
• ghost town Sanpete County (county) Utah (state).
• town Windham County (county) Vermont (state).
• (unincorporated) community Loudoun County (county) Virginia (state).
• small town Buffalo County (county) Wisconsin (state).
• (unincorporated) community Price County (county) Wisconsin (state).
• town Racine County (county) Wisconsin (state).

Origin

• From Old English Dofras, from Latin Dubris, from Dubras, from Proto-Celtic *dubros ("water"), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubrós ("dark"), from *dʰewb-. Compare Tauber.