Wilberforce
Meanings
name
- An English surname from Old English, most common in Yorkshire.
- William Wilberforce, English politician and abolitionist.
- A place name:
- A small town in the City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia.
- A community in Highlands East municipality, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
- A census-designated place in Greene County, Ohio, United States, named after William Wilberforce.
- A neighbourhood of Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Word forms
Etymology
From Old English Wilburg + foss (“ditch”); Wilburg was a female given name from wil (“will”) + burg (“fortress”).
Related words
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