"Bedford" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈbɛdfə(ɹ)d/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Bedford.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From Middle English Bedforde, Bedeford, from Old English Bedaford, Bedanford, equivalent to Bede's + ford. The civil parish is named after John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford (1710 - 1771). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Bedforde}} Middle English Bedforde, {{m|enm|Bedeford}} Bedeford, {{inh|en|ang|Bedaford}} Old English Bedaford, {{m|ang|Bedanford}} Bedanford, {{af|en|Bede's|ford}} Bede's + ford, {{coin|en|Samuel Holland|nat=British-Dutch|occ=surveyor}} Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bedford
  1. Place names:
    A town, the county town of Bedfordshire, England.
    Categories (place): Places in Bedfordshire, England, Places in England, Towns in Bedfordshire, England, Towns in England
    Sense id: en-Bedford-en-name-vZNH-xVk
  2. Place names:
    A unitary authority with borough status in Bedfordshire, England.
    Categories (place): Districts of Bedfordshire, England, Districts of England, Places in Bedfordshire, England, Places in England
    Sense id: en-Bedford-en-name-QmVDJoWF
  3. Place names:
    A suburb of Leigh, Wigan borough, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ6799).
    Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Greater Manchester, England, Suburbs in Greater Manchester, England
    Sense id: en-Bedford-en-name-Edp-FEt4
  4. Place names:
    A number of places in the United States:
    A city, the county seat of Lawrence County, Indiana.
    Categories (place): Cities in Indiana, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Indiana, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Bedford-en-name-NkFHlJoS Categories (other): County seats of Indiana, USA
  5. Place names:
    A number of places in the United States:
    A small city, the county seat of Taylor County, Iowa.
    Categories (place): Cities in Iowa, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Iowa, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Bedford-en-name-J3B-Zy6Y Categories (other): County seats of Iowa, USA
  6. Place names:
    A number of places in the United States:
    A small city, the county seat of Trimble County, Kentucky.
    Categories (place): Cities in Kentucky, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Kentucky, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Bedford-en-name-5tYAb2B~ Categories (other): County seats of Kentucky, USA
  7. Place names:
    A number of places in the United States:
    A town in Massachusetts.
    Categories (place): Places in Massachusetts, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Massachusetts, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Bedford-en-name-X910kzEe
  8. Place names:
    A number of places in the United States:
    A town in New Hampshire.
    Categories (place): Places in New Hampshire, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in New Hampshire, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Bedford-en-name-iLO4LnfT
  9. Place names:
    A number of places in the United States:
    A town in Westchester County, New York
    Categories (place): Places in New York, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in New York, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Bedford-en-name-Q~ARk8fF
  10. Place names:
    A number of places in the United States:
    A city in Ohio.
    Categories (place): Cities in Ohio, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Ohio, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Bedford-en-name-3r7WTCjz
  11. Place names:
    A number of places in the United States:
    A borough, the county seat of Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
    Categories (place): Boroughs in Pennsylvania, USA, Places in Pennsylvania, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Bedford-en-name-t1-Ek0qZ Categories (other): County seats of Pennsylvania, USA
  12. Place names:
    A number of places in the United States:
    A city in Texas.
    Categories (place): Cities in Texas, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Bedford-en-name-AjWkGe5F
  13. Place names:
    A number of places in the United States:
    A town, the county seat of Bedford County, Virginia.
    Categories (place): Places in Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Virginia, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Bedford-en-name-RWmCch4o Categories (other): County seats of Virginia, USA
  14. Place names:
    A number of places in the United States:
    A census-designated place in Wyoming.
    Categories (place): Census-designated places in Wyoming, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in Wyoming, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Bedford-en-name-blel~sJQ
  15. Place names:
    A number of places in the United States:
    A number of townships in the United States, listed under Bedford Township.
    Categories (place): Places in the United States, Townships
    Sense id: en-Bedford-en-name-7XVEyFkj
  16. Place names:
    A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
    Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Nova Scotia, Villages in Canada, Villages in Nova Scotia
    Sense id: en-Bedford-en-name-LQincNlo
  17. Place names:
    A civil parish of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
    Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Prince Edward Island
    Sense id: en-Bedford-en-name-bPE5WTpn
  18. Place names:
    A city and township in Quebec, Canada.
    Categories (place): Cities in Canada, Cities in Quebec, Places in Canada, Places in Quebec, Townships
    Sense id: en-Bedford-en-name-ja3QmCAN
  19. Place names:
    A town in Eastern Cape province, South Africa.
    Categories (place): Places in South Africa, Towns in South Africa
    Sense id: en-Bedford-en-name-LIRXMa~Q
  20. Place names:
    A suburb of Perth, in the City of Bayswater, Western Australia, named after Frederick Bedford.
    Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Perth, Places in Western Australia, Suburbs in Western Australia
    Sense id: en-Bedford-en-name-2O8vwrox
  21. (countable) A truck, van, and bus and coach chassis formerly manufactured by the Bedford company, a subsidiary company of Vauxhall Motors. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Bedford-en-name-8oXuRGDt
  22. An English dukedom.
    Sense id: en-Bedford-en-name-Ajxlyzw5
  23. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Bedford-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Bedford County, Bedford cord, Bedfordshire

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