Meanings
alternative Hannover
- The capital city of Lower Saxony, Germany.
- historicalThe former Kingdom of Hanover, now part of Lower Saxony, Germany.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A community in the town of Sprague, New London County, Connecticut.
- A township and village therein, in Jo Daviess County, Illinois.
- A township and town therein, in Jefferson County, Indiana.
- A minor city in Washington County, Kansas.
- A town in Oxford County, Maine.
- A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
- A township and village therein, in Jackson County, Michigan.
- A city in Wright County and Hennepin County, Minnesota.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
- A township in Morris County, New Jersey.
- A town in Chautauqua County, New York.
- A village in Licking County, Ohio.
- A borough in York County, Pennsylvania.
- A census-designated place, the county seat of Hanover County, Virginia, United States, also known as Hanover Courthouse.
- A census-designated place in the town of Plymouth, Rock County, Wisconsin.
- A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Hanover Township.
- A town in Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
- A neighbourhood of Brighton, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3105).
- A small town in the Northern Cape province, South Africa.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Saxonhōh
- Middle Low Germanhoch“high”
- GermanHannover
- EnglishHanover
From German Hannover, meaning "on the higher ridge", from Middle Low German hoch (“high”) (from Old Saxon hōh) + over (“edge, shore”).
More words from German, Middle Low German, Old Saxon
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic هَانُوفَر
- هَانُوفَر (hanūfar)German city
Bulgarian Хано́вер, Хано́вер
- Хано́вер (Hanóver)kingdom
- Хано́вер (Hanóver)German city
Catalan Hannover, Hannover
- HannoverBritish royal family
- Hannoverkingdom
- HannoverGerman city
Chinese Mandarin 漢諾威 /汉诺威
- 漢諾威 /汉诺威 (Hànnuòwēi)German city
Czech Hannoverští, Hannoverská dynastie
- HannoverštíBritish royal family
- Hannoverská dynastieBritish royal family
- Hannoverskokingdom
- Hannoverské královstvíkingdom
- HannoverGerman city
Finnish Hanover, Hannover
- HanoverBritish royal family
- Hannoverkingdom
- HannoverGerman city
French Hanovre
- HanovreGerman city
German Hannover
- HannoverGerman city
Greek Αννόβερο
- Αννόβερο (Annóvero)German city
Hebrew הנובר
- הנוברGerman city
Hindi हनोवर, हनोवर
- हनोवर (hanovar)British royal family
- हनोवर (hanovar)German city
Italian l'Annover, Annover
- l'AnnoverBritish royal family
- AnnoverGerman city
Japanese ハノーファー, ハノーヴァー
- ハノーファー (Hanōfā)German city
- ハノーヴァー (Hanōvā)German city
- ハノーバー (Hanōbā)German city
Korean 하노버
- 하노버 (Hanobeo)German city
Latin Hannovera
- HannoveraGerman city
Persian هانوفر
- هانوفرGerman city
Polish Hanower
- HanowerGerman city
Portuguese Hanôver, Hanôver
- HanôverBritish royal family
- HanôverGerman city
Romanian Hanovra
- HanovraGerman city
Russian Ганно́вер, Ганно́вер
- Ганно́вер (Gannóver)kingdom
- Ганно́вер (Gannóver)German city
Spanish Hanóver
- HanóverGerman city
Swedish Hannover, Hannover
- Hannoverkingdom
- HannoverGerman city
Turkish Hannover
- HannoverGerman city
Ukrainian Ганно́вер
- Ганно́вер (Hannóver)German city
Cite this entry
Hanover. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hanover
“Hanover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hanover. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hanover,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hanover.
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