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| Word/prefix/suffix | meaning |
|---|---|
| Dal- | a dale, a meadow by a stream. |
| Dale | a low place between hills, a valley or vale, a glen. |
| Dan | (Welsh) below. |
| Darwen | oak tree. |
| Dean | valley, bare sandy tract or low sandhill near the sea. |
| Dell | a small deep valley, a hollow. |
| Den | a place of retreat, a cave or hollow place, a lair or cage of a wild beast, a disreputable haunt, a private sanctum study or workshop, valley, fortress. |
| Dene | a den or small valley, bare sandy tract or low sandhill near the sea. |
| Dike | a ditch, a channel for running water, an artificial embankment to prevent inundation of low lying ground, a stone wall without mortar. |
| Din | fort (Welsh). |
| Din- | fortress. |
| Dlun | down (Middle English). |
| Domus | (Latin) home. (Dulce Domum - Home Sweet Home). |
| -don | hill. |
| Down | a hillock of sand by the sea (same as Dune), treeless land, hill. |
| Dre (Tre) | town (Welsh). |
| Drogh- | bridge. |
| Drum- | ridge. |
| Du | black (Welsh). |
| Dub- | black. |
| Dun- | hill, fortified place. |
| Durolevum | Roman (for Faversham), stronghold by the clear stream. |
| Dwr | water (Welsh). |
| Dyke | as Dike. |
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