Tiverton
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English
Etymology
From *Tiver (a Brythonic element also found in Welsh Teifi) + -ton.[1]
The village in Nova Scotia is named after the town in Devon.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɪ.və(ɹ).tən/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈtɪ.vɚ.tən/
- Hyphenation: Ti‧ver‧ton
- Rhymes: -ɪvə(ɹ)tən
Proper noun
Tiverton
- A village in Tiverton and Tilstone Fearnall parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5560).
- A town and civil parish with a town council in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS9512).
- A village in Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- Synonym: Petit Passage (historical)
- A village in Kincardine municipality, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States.
References
- ^ Oxford University Press (1912): Notes and Queries, p. 332