"Wofford" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From either Old English wealh (“Welsh”) + ford, meaning "Welshman's ford", or from Old English wulf (“wolf”) + ford, to mean "wolf ford". Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|wealh||Welsh}} Old English wealh (“Welsh”), {{inh|en|ang|wulf||wolf}} Old English wulf (“wolf”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wofford
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Wofford-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. Wofford Heights, a census-designated place in California, United States.
    Sense id: en-Wofford-en-name-JEe9QBGR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 47 30 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 52 26 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 53 26 17
  3. An unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States.
    Sense id: en-Wofford-en-name-y0~NtGa1
  4. Wofford College, a university in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.
    Sense id: en-Wofford-en-name-nMUiFnhm
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