Enfield
Meanings
name
- A locale in England:
- A town and London borough in Greater London.
- A suburban area in Hyndburn borough, Lancashire, south of Clayton-le-Moors (OS grid ref SD7530).
- A district of the town of Redditch, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0368).
- A town in County Meath, Ireland; name adapted from Innfield (after an inn in the area) after the town in England.
- A locale in Australia.
- A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; named for the town in England.
- A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia.
- A rural locality in Victoria, Australia.
- A suburban community in Nova Scotia, Canada; named for the town in Connecticut.
- A locale in the United States.
- A town in Hartford County, Connecticut; named for the town in England.
noun
- An Enfield revolver, a British handgun manufactured at the government-owned Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield.
noun
- A heraldic beast with the head of a fox, the chest of a greyhound, the talons of an eagle, the body of a lion, and the hindlegs and tail of a wolf.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Old English Ēana (given name) or ēan (“lamb”) + feld (“field”).
Derived words
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