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Durnford

Durnford proper noun: a civil parish in Wiltshire, England, which includes the villages of Great Durnford, Little Durnford, Netton and Salterton.

Proper noun

Durnford (countable and uncountable, plural Durnfords)

  1. A civil parish in Wiltshire, England, which includes the villages of Great Durnford, Little Durnford, Netton and Salterton.
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Durnford

pluralDurnfords

Origin of Durnford

Inherited from Middle English Durneford, from Old English *Dierneford, from Old English dierne (“secret, hidden”) + ford (“ford”).

Words formed from Durnford

  • Great Durnford
  • Little Durnford

Questions about Durnford

What does Durnford mean?
Durnford means a civil parish in Wiltshire, England, which includes the villages of Great Durnford, Little Durnford, Netton and Salterton.
What part of speech is Durnford?
Durnford is a proper noun.

Words near Durnford in the dictionary

  1. Durness
  2. Durney
  3. Durneys
  4. Durnești
  5. durnfool
  6. Durnford
  7. Durnfords
  8. Durnin
  9. Durning
  10. Durnings
  11. Durnins

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