davenport

davenport · noun¹

* (sofa, couch): The sofa sense is a genericized trademark named after the defunct furniture manufacturer A. H. Davenport and Company. From the surname Davenport. Named after American businessman Albert H. Davenport * (desk)

Davenport · proper noun²

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*dʰewh₂-“mist, haze”
2. Welsh · derived fromdafn“trickle, drop”
3. Middle English · derived fromDevennport
4. English todayDavenport

* As an English surname, from Middle English Devennport, named after the River Dane + port. The first element is from Welsh dafn (“trickle, drop”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“mist, haze”). * As an Irish surname, from Ó Donndubhartaigh (“descendant of Donndubhartach”), which is from donn (“brown”) + dubh (“black”) + artach (“nobleman”); see airigh.

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