"Watford" meaning in All languages combined

See Watford on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /wɒtfəd/ [UK] Audio: En-uk-Watford.ogg [UK] Forms: Watfords [plural]
Etymology: From either Old English wæt (“wet”) or wāþ (“hunting, chase”) + ford (“ford”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|wæt||wet}} Old English wæt (“wet”), {{m|ang|wāþ||hunting, chase}} wāþ (“hunting, chase”), {{m|ang|ford||ford}} ford (“ford”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Watford (countable and uncountable, plural Watfords)
  1. A town and borough in Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TQ1196). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Districts of England, Districts of Hertfordshire, England, Places in England, Places in Hertfordshire, England, Towns in England, Towns in Hertfordshire, England
    Sense id: en-Watford-en-name-mb2h0R8J
  2. A village in Daventry district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP6068). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Northamptonshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Northamptonshire, England
    Sense id: en-Watford-en-name-K1t33AeV
  3. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Boroughs in England
    Sense id: en-Watford-en-name-zLJicHqr Disambiguation of Boroughs in England: 29 22 49 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 16 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Wadford [surname] Derived forms: north of Watford, Watford City, Watford Gap, Watford Rural, West Watford

Inflected forms

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