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 [ 2 syll. den-ver, de-nv-er ] The boy name Denver is also used as a girl name, but the use for boys is much more common. Its pronunciation is DEHNVer KEY. Denver is used chiefly in the English language and it is derived from Old English origins. The name's meaning is valley ferry; Dane ford. The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself of the Old English elements 'denu' (valley) and 'ferian' (to carry, to transport), or else 'Dene' (Dane) and 'faer' (ford, crossing). Denver is also the capital city of the state of Colorado in the USA, which was named after the politician James W. Denver (1817-1892). Denver is an uncommon baby name for boys. At the modest height of its usage in 1919, 0.019% of baby boys were given the name Denver. It ranked at #424 then. The baby name has since fallen from favor, and is today of irregular use. Within all boy names in its group, Denver was nonetheless the most popular in 2008. In the past century Denver has mostly been a boy name. A baby name that sounds like Denver is the name Danveer (Indian). KEY: Pronunciation for Denver: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"   |
