English Explanatory Dictionary

Beresford

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A settlement in British Columbia, Canada.
  3. A town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  4. A city in Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States.

Word forms

Beresford Beresfords

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Staffordshire, from Old English befer (“beaver”) + ford (“ford”). The town in New Brunswick is named after military officer and politician William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford (1768 - 1854).

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