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Davenport

The origin and history of Davenport.

Etymology

From the English surname Davenport, originally referring to someone from a place of that name in Cheshire (from the River Dane plus "port"). The furniture sense likely traces to a 19th-century manufacturer or purchaser named Davenport.

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Etymology from freedict-original, original.