Davenport
hamlet · Cheshire East
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Davenport is an Old English place name. It likely means 'a farmstead or village associated with a person named Daefa' or 'a farmstead by a marshy place'.
Word origins
- Davenport
- Old EnglishAttestedDaefa's farmstead or marshy farmstead(from Daefa "Personal name", -ing "Possessive suffix", port "Farmstead, village")