Junior

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The town in West Virginia was established on November 13, 1897, and named after Henry G. Davis Jr. (1871–1896), a son of United States Senator from West Virginia Henry G. Davis (1823–1916) who had been drowned at sea off the Atlantic Coast of South Africa while returning home on the steamship Munkesenton.

Junior

1. A town in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States.
2. A male given name, from a nickname for someone with the title Jr. (junior).
   1. Used as a generic name for a son.
      • 2005 October 4, John Tierney, “What To Do When Junior Wants To Be Technologically Enhanced”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 1 October 2019:

        How far would you go with your own child? How far would you want to permit others to go with theirs?

      • 2010 June 12, Ron Mikulak, “Dining calendar: Father’s Day dining specials”, in The Courier Journal, metro edition, Louisville, Ky., →ISSN, →OCLC, “Scene” section, page 16, column 4:

        It’s Dad’s day; let Junior pick up the tab.

      • 2015 September 3, Dawn Gagnon, “Castine suffers water shortage: Town buying from Bucksport”, in Bangor Daily News, state edition, Bangor, Me.: Bangor Publishing Co., →ISSN, →OCLC, page B2, column 2:

        He [Jimmy Goodson] also passed along some water-saving tips to customers from residents Ingrid and Doug Scott. “If it’s yellow, let it mellow; if it’s brown, flush it down. Urine is a sterile liquid and the toilet is not there for the purpose of Fido getting a drink or Junior floating his rubber ducky,” the couple said.

• Junior, West Virginia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

From English Junior.

Junior

1. a male given name from English

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Junior m (mixed, genitive Juniors, plural Junioren)

1. (name affix or age class in sports or (often jocular) son) junior

• “Junior” in Duden online