Avonとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Proto-Brythonic *aβon (“river”). Compare with Welsh afon. Doublet of Almond (“a river in Scotland”).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈeɪ.vən/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈeɪ.vɑn/
• (river starting in the Cairngorms): IPA: /ˈɑːn/
• 韻: -eɪvən, -eɪvɑn, -ɑːn

固有名詞

Avon

1. A number of rivers in the United Kingdom:
   1. A river in Wiltshire, Somerset and Bristol, England; running from Acton Turville into the Bristol Channel at Avonmouth.
   2. A river in Devon, England; running from Dartmoor into the English Channel at Bigbury-on-Sea.
   3. 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 river in Wiltshire, Hampshire and Dorset, England; running from Pewsey into the English Channel at Mudeford.
   5. A river in Hampshire, England; running from the New Forest into the Solent at Keyhaven.
   6. A river in England; running from Horton into the Berkeley Pill at Berkeley.
   7. A river mainly in Falkirk council area, Scotland; running from Longriggend into the Firth of Forth at Grangemouth.
   8. A river in Scotland; running from Loch A'an in the Cairngorms into the Spey at Ballindalloch.
   9. A river in Scotland; running from Distinkhorn Hill near Strathaven into the Clyde at Hamilton.
2. A river in Canada; running from Lake Victoria in Stratford, Ontario into the Thames near St. Marys.
3. A river in Canada; running from South Mountain in Nova Scotia to the Minas Basin at Avonport.
4. A river in Canterbury, New Zealand; running from Avonhead through the center of Christchurch into Pegasus Bay.
5. A river in Marlborough, New Zealand; running from a source in the Marlborough Region into the Waihopai.
6. A river in Australia; running from Barrington Tops in New South Wales into the Gloucester River at Gloucester.
7. A river in Australia; running from the Illawarra escarpment in New South Wales into the Cordeaux near Wilton.
8. A river in Australia; running from Mount Wellington in Victoria into Lake Wellington.
9. A river in Australia; running from the confluence of Avon and Reedy Creeks in Victoria into the Richardson River at Banyena.
10. 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.
11. A place in England:
    1. A former county of England, in existence from 1974 to 1996, consisting of Bristol and parts of Gloucestershire and Somerset.
    2. A hamlet in Sopley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, by the Hampshire/Dorset River Avon (OS grid ref SZ1498).
    3. A hamlet in Bremhill parish, Wiltshire, by the Bristol River Avon (OS grid ref ST9576).
12. A locality in the Wingecarribee council area and the Wollongong council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
13. A locality in South Australia.
14. A commune in Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France, France.
15. A commune in Deux-Sèvres department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
16. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A town in Houston County, Alabama.
    2. An unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California.
    3. A former settlement in Butte County, California.
    4. A town in Eagle County, Colorado.
    5. A town in Hartford County, Connecticut.
    6. A village mostly in Union Township, Fulton County, Illinois.
    7. A township in Lake County, Illinois.
    8. A town in Hendricks County, Indiana; named for the river that flows into the Bristol Channel.
    9. An unincorporated community in Allen Township, Polk County, Iowa.
    10. A township in Coffey County, Kansas.
    11. A town in Franklin County, Maine.
    12. A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
    13. A city and township in Stearns County, Minnesota.
    14. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Mississippi.
    15. A census-designated place in Powell County, Montana.
    16. A town and village therein, in Livingston County, New York.
    17. A census-designated place in Dare County, North Carolina.
    18. A city in Lorain County, Ohio.
    19. A census-designated place mostly in South Lebanon Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
    20. A minor city in Bon Homme County, South Dakota.
    21. A census-designated place in Cache County, Utah.
    22. A town in Rock County, Wisconsin.
    23. An unincorporated community in Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
    24. An unincorporated community in Rock County, Wisconsin.
17. A British surname.

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アナグラム

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