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Beresford

Beresford proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Beresford (countable and uncountable, plural Beresfords)

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A settlement in British Columbia, Canada.
  3. A town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  4. A city in Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States.

Forms of Beresford

pluralBeresfords

Origin of Beresford

Habitational surname from a minor place in Staffordshire, from Old English befer (“beaver”) + ford (“ford”). The town in New Brunswick is named after military officer and politician William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford (1768 - 1854).

Questions about Beresford

What does Beresford mean?
Beresford means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Beresford?
Beresford is a proper noun.

Words near Beresford in the dictionary

  1. Berenson
  2. Berensons
  3. berent
  4. beres
  5. Beresfield
  6. Beresford
  7. Beresfords
  8. Bereshit
  9. Bereshith
  10. beresque
  11. Berestechko

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