English Explanatory Dictionary

Stafford

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A town in and the county town of Staffordshire, England.
  3. The Borough of Stafford, a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the county town.
  4. A place in the United States:
  5. An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California.
  6. A town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
  7. A minor city in Stafford County, Kansas, named after Lewis Stafford, a Civil War casualty.
  8. An unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska.
  9. A town in Genesee County, New York.
  10. A village in Monroe County, Ohio.
  11. A city in Fort Bend County and Harris County, Texas.
  12. A census-designated place, the county seat of Stafford County, Virginia; also known as Stafford Courthouse.
noun
  1. A Staffordshire bull terrier.

Pronunciation

/ˈstæfə(ɹ)d/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Stafford.wav

Word forms

Stafford de Stafford Strafford Staffords

Etymology

From Old English stæþ (“landing place”) + ford. As a surname, occasionally derived from Irish (see Stocker).

Derived words

Stafford County Staffordian Stafford knot Staffordshire Stafford Springs
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