Dover

Meanings

1. A town, civil parish (with a town council) and major port in Kent, England, the closest point to France (OS grid ref TR3141).
2. A sea area between this port and France.
3. A local government district of Kent, including this town and port.
4. A neighbourhood of Abram, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6001).
5. A town in Huon Valley council area, southern Tasmania, Australia.
6. A neighborhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
7. A small fishing and lumber town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; formerly, Shoal Bay and Wellington.
8. A village in Nova Scotia, Canada.
9. A neighborhood of Singapore.
10. A number of places in the United States:
11. The capital city of Delaware, and the county seat of Kent County.
12. A town and township in Pope County, Arkansas.

Etymology

From Old English Dofras, from Latin Dubris, from Brythonic Dubras (“the waters”), from Proto-Celtic *dubros (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubrós (“dark”), from *dʰewb- (“deep”). Compare Tauber. The village in Nova Scotia is likely named after the town in England.