"Walford" meaning in English

See Walford in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Walfords [plural]
Etymology: Various origins: * The village in Shropshire is named with Old English wella (“well, spring, stream”) + ford (“ford”). * The village in Herefordshire is named with Old English wealh (“foreigner; Briton”) + ford (“ford”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|wella||well, spring, stream}} Old English wella (“well, spring, stream”), {{der|en|ang|wealh||foreigner; Briton}} Old English wealh (“foreigner; Briton”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Walfords}} Walford (countable and uncountable, plural Walfords)
  1. A placename:
    A village and civil parish in south Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO587204).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of Herefordshire, England, Places in England, Places in Herefordshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Herefordshire, England
    Sense id: en-Walford-en-name-DFmR7saW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 8 19 24 7 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 8 20 25 10 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 8 20 25 13 7
  2. A placename:
    A village in Baschurch parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ434206).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Shropshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Shropshire, England
    Sense id: en-Walford-en-name-jZDflx-R
  3. A placename:
    A village in Creech St Michael parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST271281).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Somerset, England, Villages in England, Villages in Somerset, England
    Sense id: en-Walford-en-name-mWJlP72h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 8 19 24 7 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 8 20 25 10 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 8 20 25 13 7
  4. A placename:
    A community in Sables-Spanish Rivers township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Ontario, Canada, Villages in Canada, Villages in Ontario, Canada
    Sense id: en-Walford-en-name-5BY4XPZQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 8 19 24 7 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 8 20 25 10 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 8 20 25 13 7
  5. A placename:
    A city in Benton County, Iowa, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Iowa, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Iowa, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Walford-en-name-TXMtXW8L Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 8 20 25 10 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 8 20 25 13 7
  6. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Walford-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 8 19 24 7 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: walfordite

Inflected forms

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