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What does Denver mean?

Denver Pronunciation of Denver as a boys' name is pronounced DEN-ver. It is of Old English and French origin, and the meaning of Denver is "green valley". Also possibly a variant of the French surname Danvers, meaning "from Anvers". Contemporary use may refer to the name of the capital city of Colorado, which was named after the 19th-century governor James W. Denver. Actor Denver Pyle; singer John Denver.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Den-, -er

ASSOCIATED WITH old english, valley, surname, 19th century

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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Denver Ellis (D.E.), ..

How popular is Denver?

Denver is a somewhat popular first name for males (#740 out of 1220, Top 61%) and an even more popular surname for both adults and children (#28947 out of 150436, Top 19%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Denver reached its apex rank of #455 in the U.S. in the 1920s, and is at #677 presently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Denver name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Denver outside U.S.

Similar Names

Suggested similar-sounding names are Anker, Beemer, Berger, Bonner, Carver, Colver, Conner, Culver, Dayner, Decker, Deker, Dekker, Dekle, Delbert, Delmer, Delvon, Demarr, Denbey, Dene, Denies, Denley, Denlie, Denly, Dennes, Dennet, Denney, Dennie, Denny, Denzel, Deonte, Detlev, Dev, Deval, Devan, Devell, Deven, Devon, Devyn, Dewey, Dexter, Didier, Dover, Dunbar, Dunley, Ferrer, Guenter, Halver, Heder, Inver, Iver, Keefer, Keifer, Kenner, Kester, Konner, Lander, Lexer, Meier, Mercer, Muneer, Neper, Nezer, Oliver, Peder, Peter, Reinier, Renier, Sander, Seger, Sender, Tanier, Vander, Weaver, Weber and Xever. These names tend to be less commonly used than Denver.

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