"Rainford" meaning in English

See Rainford in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Rainfords [plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse rein (“boundary”), Old Norse roynir (“rowan”) or the Old English personal name Regna + ford (“ford”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|rein||boundary}} Old Norse rein (“boundary”), {{der|en|non|roynir||rowan}} Old Norse roynir (“rowan”), {{der|en|ang|-}} Old English Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Rainfords}} Rainford (countable and uncountable, plural Rainfords)
  1. A large village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SD4801). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Merseyside, England, Villages in England, Villages in Merseyside, England
    Sense id: en-Rainford-en-name-WpdvycN5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. A habitational surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Rainford-en-name-vgFdcRvx Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Ranford [surname] Derived forms: Rainford Junction

Inflected forms

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