Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈdæv.ən.pɔːrt/, /ˈdæv.ən.pɔːt/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Habitational name from a town in Cheshire named Davenport, from the Dane river (apparently named with a Celtic cognate of Middle Welsh dafnu "drop, trickle") and Old English port "port, haven, harbour town".
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