English Explanatory Dictionary

Lawford

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A village and civil parish in Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM0931).
  3. A hamlet in Crowcombe parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST1336).
  4. An unincorporated community in Buckingham County, Virginia, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States.
  6. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɔːfə(ɹ)d/

Word forms

Lawford Lawfords

Etymology

From the Old English personal name *Lealla + ford (“ford”).

Derived words

Church Lawford Little Lawford Long Lawford
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