Dorchester

English thumb|Dorchester, Iowa Etymology The town in Dorset is from en ang Doreċeaster, reduced form of ang Dornwaraċeaster, from en cel - cel-pro *Durnowāriā (la Durnovāria), containing the element cel-pro *durnos fist + en ang ċeaster fort, Roman town. The village in Oxfordshire is from en ang Dorceċeaster, ang Dorcanċeaster, from an unknown en cel - placename derived from cel-pro *dubros water + en ang ċeaster fort, Roman town. The civil parish in New Brunswick and Ontario town are named in honour of colonial administrator Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (1724–1808). Pronunciation en /ˈdɔː(ɹ)ˌtʃɛstə(ɹ)/ /ˈdɔː(ɹ)tʃɪstə(ɹ)/ UK en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Dorchester.wav Southern England en Dorchester en gb.ogg Southern England en /ˈdɔɹˌtʃɛstɚ/ US en SC-dorchester.ogg South Carolina Proper noun en town/and/cpar with a town council in co/Dorset southern cc/England, which is the county town OS grid ref SY6990. Parish map (Dorset) en village/and/cpar (served by Dorchester-on-Thames Parish Council) in dist/South Oxfordshire co/Oxfordshire cc/England on the River x/Thames OS grid ref SU5794. Parish map (Oxfordshire) en Dorchester-on-Thames en civil parish/and/shire town in co/Westmorland County p/New Brunswick c/Canada. en town mun:suf/Thames Centre co/Middlesex County p/Ontario c/Canada. en number of places c/USA: en village/and/twp co/Macoupin County s/Illinois. en ucomm twp:Suf/Waterloo co/Allamakee County s/Iowa. en neighbourhood city/Boston s/Massachusetts. TopoZone: Dorchester, Massachusetts en village co/Saline County s/Nebraska. en town co/Grafton County s/New Hampshire. en ghost town in what is now co/Dorchester County s/South Carolina. en minor city co/Grayson County s/Texas. en ucomm and coal town in co/Wise County s/Virginia. en village mostly in co/Clark County s/Wisconsin. Derived terms en Dorchester County en Dorchester on Thames Translations town in Dorset French: Old French: fro Dorecestre Latin: Classical la Durnovāria f; Medieval la Dorcestria References en eponyms