Trent

See also: trent and Trënt

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɹɛnt/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Trent (countable and uncountable, plural Trents)

  1. A placename
    1. A river in central England, flowing 298 km (185 mi.) from Staffordshire, through Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire to join the Ouse and form the Humber estuary.
    2. A river in Ontario, Canada, which flows into Lake Ontario and forms part of the Trent-Severn Waterway.
    3. A census-designated place in Lane County, Oregon, United States.
  2. A topographic surname An English and Scottish surname for someone who lived near any of the rivers of that name.
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Italian Trento

Proper noun

Trent

  1. (less common form) Trento, A city in Italy

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as op de Trent in 1727. Derived from Middle Dutch trent (round object, disc, circle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /trɛnt/
  • Hyphenation: Trent
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Proper noun

Trent n

  1. A hamlet in Maashorst, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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