English Explanatory Dictionary

Gifford

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. A common placename in the United States, from the surname:
  3. A census-designated place in Indian River County, Florida.
  4. An unincorporated community in Nez Perce County, Idaho.
  5. A village in Champaign County, Illinois.
  6. An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Indiana.
  7. An unincorporated community in Hardin County, Iowa.
  8. A hamlet in Schenectady County, New York.
  9. An unincorporated community in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
  10. A town in Hampton County, South Carolina.
  11. An unincorporated community in Stevens County, Washington.
  12. A neighbourhood in the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.

Word forms

Gifford Giffords

Etymology

Two main origins: * Habitational surname for someone from Broughton Gifford, from the Old English personal name *Gydda + -ing (“belonging to”) + ford (“ford”). * From Old French giffard (“chubby-cheeked, bloated”), perhaps a nickname for a big eater.

Derived words

Aveton Gifford Bowers Gifford Broughton Gifford Crowmarsh Gifford Fonthill Gifford Stoke Gifford
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