Dofras

Old English

Etymology

From Latin Dubris, from Brythonic Dubras (“the waters”), from Proto-Celtic *dubros (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubrós (“dark”), from *dʰewb- (“deep”).

Proper noun

Dofras m

  1. Dover (A town, civil parish and major port in Kent, England)

Descendants

  • English: Dover

References

  • A. D. Mills (2011) A Dictionary of British Place Names, London, England: Oxford University Press
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