Tiverton

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English

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 Tiverton on Wikipedia
 Tiverton, Devon on Wikipedia

Etymology

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From *Tiver (a Brythonic element also found in Welsh Teifi) + -ton.[1]

The village in Nova Scotia is named after the town in Devon.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Tiverton

  1. A village in Tiverton and Tilstone Fearnall parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5560).
  2. A town and civil parish with a town council in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS9512).
  3. A village in Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada. [From 1867]
    Synonym: Petit Passage (historical)
  4. A village in Kincardine municipality, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A town and census-designated place therein, in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States.

References

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  1. ^ Oxford University Press (1912): Notes and Queries, p. 332

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