Doncaster

English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɒnkæstəɹ/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈdɒnkɑːstə/

Proper noun

Doncaster (countable and uncountable, plural Doncasters)

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

Translations

town in Yorkshire

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 唐克斯特 (Tángkèsītè)

• Latin: Dānum n

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Doncaster is the 73666^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 263 individuals. Doncaster is most common among White (93.16%) individuals.

References

• Celtic Culture: A-Celti, p. 569

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Doncaster”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 478.

Anagrams

• decatrons, notecards, transcode

French

Etymology

The name of the reserve is derived from the English toponym Doncaster, a city in South Yorkshire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔ̃.kas.tɛʁ/
• Hyphenation: Don‧cas‧ter
• Rhymes: -ɛʁ

Proper noun

Doncaster m

1. A Native American reserve in Laurentides, Quebec, Canada.