Etymology

Andover

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Today it means: A town and civil parish with a town council in Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3645). Full definition →

Middle English Andever ← Old English Andefera
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  1. Old English · derived from*Ande
  2. Old English · inherited fromAndefera“Andover”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromAndever
  4. English todayAndover

From Middle English Andever, Andeafara, from Old English Andefera (“Andover”); possibly from Old English *Ande + ēa + fara (literally “farer over the river Ande”) or from Old English *Ande + ōfer (literally “[town situated on the] bank of the river Ande”).

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