Denver

English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

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

      • 2025 January 20, “REALIGNING THE UNITED STATES REFUGEE ADMISSIONS PROGRAM”, in whitehouse.gov‎^[1], archived from the original on 18 March 2025:

        Cities and small towns alike, from Charleroi, Pennsylvania, and Springfield, Ohio, to Whitewater, Wisconsin, have seen significant influxes of migrants. Even major urban centers such as New York City, Chicago, and Denver have sought Federal aid to manage the burden of new arrivals.

   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 and the Shire of Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Australia.
4. A village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF6101).
5. An English surname from Old English.
6. A male given name transferred from the place name or surname.

Derived terms

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

Translations

capital of Colorado

• Akan: Denwer
• Arapaho: Niineniiniicie
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 丹佛 (daan¹ fat⁶)

  Mandarin: 丹佛 (zh) (Dānfú)

• Danish: Denver
• Esperanto: Denvero
• German: Denver (de)
• Greek: Ντένβερ (el) (Nténver)
• Hebrew: דנוור (Denver)
• Irish: Deinbhear
• Italian: Denver (it) f
• Japanese: デンバー (Denbā)
• Korean: 덴버 (denbeo)
• Latin: Denverium n
• Navajo: Kʼįįshzhíníńlį́
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Denver

  Nynorsk: Denver

• Russian: Де́нвер (ru) m (Dénver)
• Thai: เดนเวอร์ (den-wə̂ə)

Anagrams

• Verden, nerved, revend, vender

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English Denver.

Proper noun

Denver

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

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɟenver/, (high register) [ˈɟenʋer], (common) [ˈɟeɱʋer]
• Rhymes: -enver
• Hyphenation: Den‧ver

Proper noun

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

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

References

• “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, 2003–2026