As proper nouns the difference between cheshire and davenport
is that cheshire is a Northwestern county of England, bordered by the Rivers Mersey and Dee, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Wrexham and Flintshire while Davenport is {{surname|habitational|from=Old English}} from the town in Cheshire.
As a noun davenport is
a large sofa, especially a formal one.
cheshire
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
A Northwestern county of England, bordered by the Rivers Mersey and Dee, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Wrexham and Flintshire.
Derived terms
* Cheshire Cat
* Cheshire cheese
davenport
English
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
from the town in Cheshire.
.
of (etyl) origin: de avesne port'', where ''avesne'' is derived from (etyl) ''avisna ("field" see:Wiese).