Doncaster

Meaning

1. An unincorporated community in Talbot County, Maryland.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.
3. An unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland, United States.
4. A Mohawk Native Reserve in the Laurentides region, Quebec, Canada.
5. A city and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5703).
6. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Etymology / origin

The Romano-British name was Latin Dānum, from the common Celtic river name Proto-Celtic *Dānu << Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂-, + the Old English suffix ceaster (“town”), found in many placenames.

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