English Explanatory Dictionary

Rainford

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A large village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SD4801).
  2. A habitational surname.

Word forms

Rainford Rainfords Ranford

Etymology

From Old Norse rein (“boundary”), Old Norse roynir (“rowan”) or the Old English personal name *Regna + ford (“ford”).

Derived words

Rainford Junction
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