enfield
UK/ˈɛnfiːld/
enfield noun: a heraldic beast with the head of a fox, the chest of a greyhound, the talons of an eagle, the body of a lion, and the hindlegs and tail of a wolf.
Noun (1)
enfield (plural enfields)
- A heraldic beast with the head of a fox, the chest of a greyhound, the talons of an eagle, the body of a lion, and the hindlegs and tail of a wolf.
- Tradition relates, that the O'Kelly crest of “the Enfield” originated at this time, from the circumstance of this animal having issued from the sea, to protect the body of Tadhg from the Danes, 'till rescued by his followers.1847, Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, page 957
Proper noun capitalized: Enfield
Enfield
- A town and London borough in Greater London.
- A suburban area in Hyndburn borough, Lancashire, south of Clayton-le-Moors (OS grid ref SD7530).
- A district of the town of Redditch, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0368).
- A town in County Meath, Ireland; name adapted from Innfield (after an inn in the area) after the town in England.
- A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; named for the town in England.
- A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia.
- A rural locality in Victoria, Australia.
- A suburban community in Nova Scotia, Canada; named for the town in Connecticut.
- A town in Hartford County, Connecticut; named for the town in England.
- A village in White County, Illinois.
- A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
- A submerged ghost town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts; named for early settler Robert Field.
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- A town, village, and census-designated place in Grafton County, New Hampshire; named for the town in Connecticut.
- A town in Tompkins County, New York.
- A town in Halifax County, North Carolina.
- An English habitational surname from Old English.
Noun (2) capitalized: Enfield
Enfield (plural Enfields)
- An Enfield revolver, a British handgun manufactured at the government-owned Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield.
- Pre-64 Win has a heritage that can't be beat. For me, it's Rems for prarie dogs and paper, Wins (or 1917 Enfields) for stuff that wants to stomp you into a greasy spot on the tundra.1997 December 23, Marcus [username], “Re: New Pre '64 or 700 action?”, in rec.guns (Usenet)
enfield meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
enfield in Hindi
- एनफील्ड, एनफ़ील्ड
enfield in Tamil
- என்ஃபீல்ட், என்ஃபீல்டு, என்பீல்டு
enfield in Marathi
- एनफिल्ड, एनफील्ड
enfield in Urdu
- این فیلڈ, اینفیلڈ
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- enfield in Bengali
- এনফিল্ড
- enfield in Telugu
- ఎన్ఫీల్డ్, ఎన్ ఫీల్డ్
- enfield in Malayalam
- എൻഫീൽഡ്
- enfield in Kannada
- ಎನ್ಫೀಲ್ಡ್, ಎನ್ ಫೀಲ್ಡ್, ಏನ್ಫೀಲ್ಡ್
- enfield in Punjabi
- ਐਨਫੀਲਡ, ਐੱਨਫੀਲਡ, ਏਨਫੀਲਡ
- enfield in Gujarati
- એનફિલ્ડ, એન્ફિલ્ડ
- enfield in Odia
- ଏନ୍ଫିଲ୍ଡ, ଏନଫିଲ୍ଡ, ଏନ୍ଫିଲ୍ଡ୍
- enfield in Nepali
- एनफिल्ड, एन्फिल्ड
Forms of enfield
| plural | enfields |
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| plural | Enfields |
Origin of enfield
Possibly a corruption of Irish onchú, denoting a mythical water beast.
From Old English Ēana (given name) or ēan (“lamb”) + feld (“field”).
Words formed from enfield
Phrases with enfield
Questions about enfield
- What does enfield mean?
- Enfield means a heraldic beast with the head of a fox, the chest of a greyhound, the talons of an eagle, the body of a lion, and the hindlegs and tail of a wolf.
- What is enfield in Hindi?
- Enfield in Hindi is एनफील्ड, एनफ़ील्ड. See Enfield meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is enfield?
- Enfield can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce enfield?
- Enfield is pronounced /ˈɛnfiːld/ (UK).
- What is the plural of enfield?
- The plural of enfield is enfields.
Words near enfield in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: enfield (page history and authors); Enfield (page history and authors); enfield (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); enfield (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); enfield (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); enfield (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); enfield (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); enfield (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); enfield (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); enfield (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); enfield (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); enfield (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); enfield (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); enfield (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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