Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)

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Croft (A.S.), 'an enclosed field;' as Crofton, Thornycroft.

Dagh (Turk.), 'mountain;' as Karadagh.

Dal (Scand.), Thal (Ger.), Dail and Dol (Celt.), 'a dale,' 'a field;' as Liddesdale, Rydal, Kendal, Arundel, Rheinthal; (in Celtic names prefixed) Dalry, Dalkeith, Dolgelly. [See Dale in Dict.]

Dar (Ar.), 'a dwelling,' 'district;' as Darfur, Diarbekr.

Den or Dean (Teut.), 'a deep wooded valley;' as Tenterden, Southdean, Hazeldean, Denholm.

Dorf. See Thorpe.

Dour (Celt.), 'water;' as the Dour, Adour, Douro, Dore, Thur, Doro, Adder, Derwent, Darwin, Darent, Dart, Dorchester, Dordogne.

Drum and Drom (Celt.), 'a backbone,' 'a ridge;' as Dromore, Drummond, Aughrim, Leitrim.

Du (Celt.), 'black;' as Douglas; the rivers Dulas, Doulas; Dublin ('dark pool').

Dum, Dun (Gael.), Dinas, Din (W.), 'a hill-fortress;' as Dunmore, Dunblane, Dunkeld, Dumbarton, Dumfries, Dunstable, Dunmow, Downpatrick, Donegal, Maldon, Verdun, Leyden, Dinas-fawr, Dinan, Denbigh. [See Down, a hill, in Dict.]