# Andover

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈændoʊvɚ/ · frequency rank #31,059

## Definitions
1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3645).
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19. A rural locality in Southern Midlands council area, Tasmania, Australia.

## Etymology
From Middle English Andever, Andeafara, from Old English Andefera (“Andover”); possibly from Old English *Ande + ēa + fara (literally “farer over the river Ande”) or from Old English *Ande + ōfer (literally “[town situated on the] bank of the river Ande”).

## Common misspellings (10)
`adnover`, `anddover`, `andoevr`, `andoverr`, `andovre`, `andovver`, `andvoer`, `anndover`, `anodver`, `nadover`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/andover