Submitted Place Name Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
8/18/2020, 8:09 PM	m4yb3_daijirou	move from given name to place name
8/18/2020, 4:11 PM	Amber

Name Durban

Type Settlement

Usage English

Pronounced Pron. DUR-bən

Edit Status Status 3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

The name of a city in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa (known in Zulu as eThekwini). From D'Urban, named for Lieutenant General Sir Benjamin D'Urban (1777-1849), who was the governor of the Cape Colony when the city was named in 1835.

Added 8/18/2020 by Amber