English Explanatory Dictionary

Wolford

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A habitational surname from Old English. From the villages of Great and Little Wolford, in Warwickshire
  2. A city in Pierce County, North Dakota, United States.

Word forms

Wolford Wolfords

Etymology

From Old English wulf (“wolf”) + weard (“guard, protector”). The second element was at some point misanalyzed as ford.

Derived words

Great Wolford Little Wolford
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