Denver

Named after James W. Denver. The surname Denver ultimately derives from Old English Dene-fær ("crossing or passing of the Danes"), from Dene + fær; or alternatively from den-ōfer ("valley-bank"), from denu + ofer.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛnvɚ/

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Denver

1. A number of places in the United States:
   1. The capital and largest city of Colorado.

      Synonym: Mile High City (informal)

      • 1958 May 15, “Mrs. Eisenhower Leaves Denver”, in The Deseret News:

        Mrs. Eisenhower said she was not disappointed at the rainy weather in Denver during her visit, and said, in fact, she hoped to return to the Mile High City soon.

      • 1999, World Architecture, volumes 73-75, page 121:

        Bespoke elevators and autowalks installed by Montgomery Kone at Denver International Airport

   2. An unincorporated community in Harmony Township, Hancock County, Illinois.
   3. A township in Richland County, Illinois.
   4. A town in Miami County, Indiana.
   5. A town in Bremer County, Iowa.
   6. An unincorporated community and coal town in Johnson County, Kentucky.
   7. A township in Isabella County, Michigan.
   8. A township in Newaygo County, Michigan.
   9. A township in Rock County, Minnesota.
   10. A village in Worth County, Missouri.
   11. A township in Adams County, Nebraska.
   12. A census-designated place in Lincoln County, North Carolina.
   13. An unincorporated community in Huntington Township, Ross County, Ohio.
   14. An unincorporated community in Wood County, Ohio.
   15. A borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
2. A community in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.
3. A town in the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia.
4. A village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF6101). ^[1]
5. An English surname from Old English.
6. A male given name transferred from the place name or surname.

• City and County of Denver
• Denver sandwich
• Denverite
• New Denver

• Verden, nerved, revend, vender

Borrowed from English Denver.

Denver

1. a female given name from English
2. Denver (the capital and largest city of Colorado, United States)

• IPA^(key): [ˈdenver]

Denver m inan (genitive singular Denveru, declension pattern of stroj)

1. Denver (the capital and largest city of Colorado, United States)

• “Denver”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025