"Romford" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ɹɒmfəd/ [UK] Forms: Romfords [plural]
Etymology: From Old English rūm (“broad, spacious”) + ford (“ford”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|rūm||broad, spacious}} Old English rūm (“broad, spacious”), {{m|ang|ford||ford}} ford (“ford”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Romford (countable and uncountable, plural Romfords)
  1. A large town in the borough of Havering, Greater London; historically a market town in Essex. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Greater London, England, Towns in England, Towns in Greater London, England
    Sense id: en-Romford-en-name--tARYSbg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
  2. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Romford-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Rumfitt [surname], Rumford [surname]

Inflected forms

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