Avon — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. A number of rivers in the United Kingdom: A river in Wiltshire, Somerset and Bristol, England; running from Acton Turville into the Bristol Channel at Avonmouth.

2. A number of rivers in the United Kingdom: A river in Devon, England; running from Dartmoor into the English Channel at Bigbury-on-Sea.

3. A number of rivers in the United Kingdom: A river in Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, England; running from Naseby into the Severn at Tewkesbury, and known as the Warwickshire Avon.

4. A number of rivers in the United Kingdom: A river in Wiltshire, Hampshire and Dorset, England; running from Pewsey into the English Channel at Mudeford.

5. A number of rivers in the United Kingdom: A river in Hampshire, England; running from the New Forest into the Solent at Keyhaven.

6. A number of rivers in the United Kingdom: A river in England; running from Horton into the Berkeley Pill at Berkeley.

7. A number of rivers in the United Kingdom: A river mainly in Falkirk council area, Scotland; running from Longriggend into the Firth of Forth at Grangemouth.

8. A number of rivers in the United Kingdom: A river in Scotland; running from Loch A'an in the Cairngorms into the Spey at Ballindalloch.

9. A number of rivers in the United Kingdom: A river in Scotland; running from Distinkhorn Hill near Strathaven into the Clyde at Hamilton.

10. A river in Canada; running from Lake Victoria in Stratford, Ontario into the Thames near St. Marys.

11. A river in Canada; running from South Mountain in Nova Scotia to the Minas Basin at Avonport.

12. A river in Canterbury, New Zealand; running from Avonhead through the center of Christchurch into Pegasus Bay.

13. A river in Marlborough, New Zealand; running from a source in the Marlborough Region into the Waihopai.

14. A river in Australia; running from Barrington Tops in New South Wales into the Gloucester River at Gloucester.

15. A river in Australia; running from the Illawarra escarpment in New South Wales into the Cordeaux near Wilton.

16. A river in Australia; running from Mount Wellington in Victoria into Lake Wellington.

17. A river in Australia; running from the confluence of Avon and Reedy Creeks in Victoria into the Richardson River at Banyena.

18. A river in Australia; running from near Pingelly in Western Australia to Walyunga National Park, where it merges with Wooroloo Brook to form the Swan.

19. A place in England: A former county of England, in existence from 1974 to 1996, consisting of Bristol and parts of Gloucestershire and Somerset.

20. A place in England: A hamlet in Sopley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, by the Hampshire/Dorset River Avon (OS grid ref SZ1498).

21. A place in England: A hamlet in Bremhill parish, Wiltshire, by the Bristol River Avon (OS grid ref ST9576).

22. A locality in the Wingecarribee council area and the Wollongong council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.

23. A locality in South Australia.

24. A commune in Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France, France.

25. A commune in Deux-Sèvres department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

26. A number of places in the United States: A town in Houston County, Alabama.

27. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California.

28. A number of places in the United States: A former settlement in Butte County, California.

29. A number of places in the United States: A town in Eagle County, Colorado.

30. A number of places in the United States: A town in Hartford County, Connecticut.

31. A number of places in the United States: A village mostly in Union Township, Fulton County, Illinois.

32. A number of places in the United States: A township in Lake County, Illinois.

33. A number of places in the United States: A town in Hendricks County, Indiana; named for the river that flows into the Bristol Channel.

34. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Allen Township, Polk County, Iowa.

35. A number of places in the United States: A township in Coffey County, Kansas.

36. A number of places in the United States: A town in Franklin County, Maine.

37. A number of places in the United States: A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

38. A number of places in the United States: A city and township in Stearns County, Minnesota.

39. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Washington County, Mississippi.

40. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Powell County, Montana.

41. A number of places in the United States: A town and village therein, in Livingston County, New York.

42. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Dare County, North Carolina.

43. A number of places in the United States: A city in Lorain County, Ohio.

44. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place mostly in South Lebanon Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.

45. A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Bon Homme County, South Dakota.

46. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Cache County, Utah.

47. A number of places in the United States: A town in Rock County, Wisconsin.

48. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lafayette County, Wisconsin.

49. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Rock County, Wisconsin.

50. A British surname.