"Mitford" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From either Old English midd (“middle”) + Old English ford (“ford”), thus "the middle ford", or from Old English (ġe)mȳthe (“a stream junction”) + Old English ford (“ford”), "the meeting ford", to denote the village situated where the rivers Font and Wansbeck meet. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|midd||middle}} Old English midd (“middle”), {{inh|en|ang|ford||ford}} Old English ford (“ford”), {{inh|en|ang|(ġe)mȳthe||a stream junction}} Old English (ġe)mȳthe (“a stream junction”), {{inh|en|ang|ford||ford}} Old English ford (“ford”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mitford
  1. A surname. Synonyms: Madford, Meaford, Medford, Metford, Midford Derived forms: Mitfordesque, Mitfordian
    Sense id: en-Mitford-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

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