Avon

See also: avon, avón, and avòn

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.vən/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.vɑn/

Etymology

From Celtic for river.

Proper noun

Avon

  1. A surname.
  2. Any of several rivers in Britain.
  3. Two rivers in the South Island of New Zealand, in Christchurch and Marlborough.
  4. A former county of England in existence from 1974 to 1996 and created from Bristol, southern Gloucestershire and northern Somerset. Then bordering Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Somerset. It was replaced by the unitary authorities of Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and Bath and North East Somerset
  5. A town in Alabama
  6. A town in Colorado
  7. A town in Connecticut
  8. A village in Illinois
  9. A town in Indiana
  10. A town in Maine
  11. A town in Massachusetts
  12. A city in Minnesota
  13. A census-designated place in Montana
  14. A town and village in New York
  15. A census-designated place in North Carolina
  16. A city in Ohio
  17. A census-designated place in Pennsylvania
  18. A city in South Dakota
  19. A census-designated place in Utah
  20. A town in Wisconsin

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