Andover.
A town and civil parish with a town council in Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3645).
Meaning & usage
A town and civil parish with a town council in Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3645).
A parish in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada.
A number of places in the United States: A former settlement in Placer County, California.
A number of places in the United States: A rural town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of Miami Gardens, Miami-Dade County, Florida.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Henry County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Clinton County, Iowa, named after Andover, Vermont.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Butler County, Kansas.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Oxford County, Maine.
A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Essex County, Massachusetts.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Anoka County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
A number of places in the United States: A borough and township in Sussex County, New Jersey.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Ashtabula County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: A small town in Day County, South Dakota.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Wise County, Virginia.
A rural locality in Southern Midlands council area, Tasmania, Australia.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English Andever, Andeafara, from Old English Andefera (“Andover”); possibly from Old English *Ande + ēa + fara (literally “farer over the river Ande”) or from Old English *Ande + ōfer (literally “[town situated on the] bank of the river Ande”).
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