English Explanatory Dictionary

Orford

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A number of places:
  2. A suburb of Warrington, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ609902).
  3. A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM422499).
  4. A township municipality in Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, Estrie, Quebec, Canada.
  5. A former township in Chatham-Kent municipality, Ontario, Canada.
  6. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States.
  7. A coastal village in Glamorgan-Spring Bay council area, Tasmania, Australia.
  8. A town in the Shire of Moyne, Victoria, Australia.
  9. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/ˈɔːfəd/ /ˈɔɹfɚd/

Word forms

Orford Orfords

Etymology

From Old English ōra (“bank, shore”) + ford (“ford”).

Derived words

Ore Port Orford cedar
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