English Explanatory Dictionary

Walford

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A village and civil parish in south Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO587204).
  3. A hamlet in Walford, Letton and Newton parish, north Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3972).
  4. A village in Baschurch parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ434206).
  5. A village in Creech St Michael parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST271281).
  6. A community in Sables-Spanish Rivers township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada.
  7. A city in Benton County, Iowa, United States.
  8. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Walford Walfords

Etymology

Various origins: * The village in Shropshire is named with Old English wella (“well, spring, stream”) + ford (“ford”). * The village in Herefordshire is named with Old English wealh (“foreigner; Briton”) + ford (“ford”).

Derived words

walfordite Walford, Letton and Newton
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