"Herford" meaning in German

See Herford in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈhɛʁfɔʁt/ Audio: De-Herford.ogg Forms: Herfords [genitive], Herford [genitive, with-article]
Etymology: From Old Saxon Herifurd, from heri (“army”) + ford (“ford”). Etymology templates: {{der|de|osx|Herifurd}} Old Saxon Herifurd Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Herford n (proper noun, genitive Herfords or (optionally with an article) Herford)
  1. A town in North Rhine-Westphalia. Official name: Hansestadt Herford Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Places in Germany, Places in North Rhine-Westphalia, Towns in Germany, Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia
    Sense id: en-Herford-de-name-dCq80IhR Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
  2. A rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Districts of North Rhine-Westphalia, Places in Germany, Places in North Rhine-Westphalia
    Sense id: en-Herford-de-name-D8spk6Au Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

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