English Explanatory Dictionary

Mitford

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɪt.fəd/ /ˈmɪt.fɚd/

Word forms

Mitford Madford Meaford Medford Metford Midford

Etymology

From either Old English midd (“middle”) + ford (“ford”), thus "the middle ford", or from Old English ġemȳþe (“a stream junction”) + ford (“ford”), "the meeting ford", to denote the village situated where the rivers Font and Wansbeck meet.

Derived words

Mitfordesque Mitfordian
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