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Avon
- /ˈeɪ.vən/ UK
- /ˈeɪ.vɑn/ US
- /ˈɑːn/
Rhymes with -eɪvən, -eɪvɑn, -ɑːn
Where it comes from
From Proto-Brythonic *aβon (“river”). Compare with Welsh afon. Doublet of Almond (“a river in Scotland”).
proper noun
- A river in Wiltshire, Somerset and Bristol, England; running from Acton Turville into the Bristol Channel at Avonmouth.
- A river in Devon, England; running from Dartmoor into the English Channel at Bigbury-on-Sea.
- A river in Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, England; running from Naseby into the Severn at Tewkesbury, and known as the Warwickshire Avon.
- A river in Wiltshire, Hampshire and Dorset, England; running from Pewsey into the English Channel at Mudeford.
- A river in Hampshire, England; running from the New Forest into the Solent at Keyhaven.
- A river in England; running from Horton into the Berkeley Pill at Berkeley.
- A river mainly in Falkirk council area, Scotland; running from Longriggend into the Firth of Forth at Grangemouth.
- A river in Scotland; running from Loch A'an in the Cairngorms into the Spey at Ballindalloch.
- A river in Scotland; running from Distinkhorn Hill near Strathaven into the Clyde at Hamilton.
- A river in Canada; running from Lake Victoria in Stratford, Ontario into the Thames near St. Marys.
- A river in Canada; running from South Mountain in Nova Scotia to the Minas Basin at Avonport.
- A river in Canterbury, New Zealand; running from Avonhead through the center of Christchurch into Pegasus Bay.
- A river in Marlborough, New Zealand; running from a source in the Marlborough Region into the Waihopai.
- A river in Australia; running from Barrington Tops in New South Wales into the Gloucester River at Gloucester.
- A river in Australia; running from the Illawarra escarpment in New South Wales into the Cordeaux near Wilton.
- A river in Australia; running from Mount Wellington in Victoria into Lake Wellington.
- A river in Australia; running from the confluence of Avon and Reedy Creeks in Victoria into the Richardson River at Banyena.
- A river in Australia; running from near Pingelly in Western Australia to Walyunga National Park, where it merges with Wooroloo Brook to form the Swan.
- A former county of England, in existence from 1974 to 1996, consisting of Bristol and parts of Gloucestershire and Somerset.
- A hamlet in Sopley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, by the Hampshire/Dorset River Avon (OS grid ref SZ1498).
- A hamlet in Bremhill parish, Wiltshire, by the Bristol River Avon (OS grid ref ST9576).
- A locality in the Wingecarribee council area and the Wollongong council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- A locality in South Australia.
- A commune in Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France, France.
- A commune in Deux-Sèvres department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
- A town in Houston County, Alabama.
- An unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California.
- A former settlement in Butte County, California.
- A town in Eagle County, Colorado.
- A town in Hartford County, Connecticut.
- A village mostly in Union Township, Fulton County, Illinois.
- A township in Lake County, Illinois.
- A town in Hendricks County, Indiana; named for the river that flows into the Bristol Channel.
- An unincorporated community in Allen Township, Polk County, Iowa.
- A township in Coffey County, Kansas.
- A town in Franklin County, Maine.
- A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
- A city and township in Stearns County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Washington County, Mississippi.
- A census-designated place in Powell County, Montana.
- A town and village therein, in Livingston County, New York.
- A census-designated place in Dare County, North Carolina.
- A city in Lorain County, Ohio.
- A census-designated place mostly in South Lebanon Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
- A minor city in Bon Homme County, South Dakota.
- A census-designated place in Cache County, Utah.
- A town in Rock County, Wisconsin.
- An unincorporated community in Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
- An unincorporated community in Rock County, Wisconsin.
- A British surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: stratford, fontainebleau, welford, yvonne, heathcote, yvon, brook, creek, rivulet, runnel, river, stream, burn, beck, branch, freshet
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