"Wilberforce" meaning in English

See Wilberforce in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Old English Wilburh + foss (“ditch”); Wilburh was a female given name from wil (“will”) + burh (“fortress”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|Wilburh}} Old English Wilburh, {{m|ang|foss||ditch}} foss (“ditch”), {{m|ang|wil||will}} wil (“will”), {{m|ang|burh||fortress}} burh (“fortress”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wilberforce
  1. An English surname from Old English, most common in Yorkshire.
    Sense id: en-Wilberforce-en-name-b2FDzoxY Categories (other): English surnames
  2. William Wilberforce, English politician and abolitionist. Related terms: Wilbur
    Sense id: en-Wilberforce-en-name-PrlXesvF
  3. A place name:
    A small town in the City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia.
    Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in New South Wales, Towns in Australia, Towns in New South Wales
    Sense id: en-Wilberforce-en-name-PLwv6qBQ
  4. A place name:
    A community in Highlands East municipality, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
    Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Ontario, Villages in Canada, Villages in Ontario
    Sense id: en-Wilberforce-en-name-jxJSMBtq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 2 19 29 19 19
  5. A place name:
    A census-designated place in Greene County, Ohio, United States, named after William Wilberforce.
    Categories (place): Census-designated places in Ohio, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in Ohio, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Wilberforce-en-name-053Ljceq
  6. A place name:
    A neighbourhood of Freetown, Sierra Leone.
    Categories (place): Neighbourhoods in Sierra Leone, Places in Sierra Leone
    Sense id: en-Wilberforce-en-name-2Hnok-Sj

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