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Cornforth

Cornforth proper noun: a village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ313343).

Proper noun

Cornforth (countable and uncountable, plural Cornforths)

  1. A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ313343).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Cornforth

pluralCornforths

Origin of Cornforth

From a metathesized form of Old English cran (“crane”) + ford (“ford”).

Words formed from Cornforth

Questions about Cornforth

What does Cornforth mean?
Cornforth means a village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ313343).
What part of speech is Cornforth?
Cornforth is a proper noun.

Words near Cornforth in the dictionary

  1. cornfloury
  2. cornflower
  3. cornflower blue
  4. cornflower blues
  5. cornflowers
  6. Cornforth
  7. Cornforths
  8. Corngate
  9. Corngold
  10. Corngolds
  11. corngrower

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