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Banfield

Banfield proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Banfield (countable and uncountable, plural Banfields)

  1. A surname.
  2. A city within Buenos Aires, Argentina, named after Edward Banfield.

Forms of Banfield

pluralBanfields

Origin of Banfield

* As an English and Irish (by way of Norman) surname, from Banville in Calvados. Sometimes confused with Bonfield, Benfield, but unrelated. * Also as an English surname, from several places in England with the name Bampfylde, first recognised in the parish of Weston Bampfylde near Castle Cary, in the county of Somerset. The name is composed of Old English bean + feld (“field”).

Questions about Banfield

What does Banfield mean?
Banfield means a surname.
What part of speech is Banfield?
Banfield is a proper noun.

Words near Banfield in the dictionary

  1. Banff
  2. Banff Springs physa
  3. Banff Springs physae
  4. Banff Springs physas
  5. Banffshire
  6. Banfield
  7. Banfieldian
  8. Banfields
  9. Banfora
  10. bang
  11. bang a uey

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