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English word origin

Etymology of Avon

From Proto-Brythonic *aβon (“river”). Compare with Welsh afon. Doublet of Almond (“a river in Scotland”).

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Unnumbered source etymology

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A river in Wiltshire, Somerset and Bristol, England; running from Acton Turville into the Bristol Channel at Avonmouth. · A river in Devon, England; running from Dartmoor into the English Channel at Bigbury-on-Sea. · A river in Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, England; running from Naseby into the Severn at Tewkesbury, and known as the Warwickshire Avon. · A river in Wiltshire, Hampshire and Dorset, England; running from Pewsey into the English Channel at Mudeford.

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From Proto-Brythonic *aβon (“river”). Compare with Welsh afon. Doublet of Almond (“a river in Scotland”).

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  • Derivation mention*aβoncel-bry-pro
  • Cognate mentionafoncy

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