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Guildford

/ˈɡɪlfəd/

Guildford proper noun: a large town, the county town of Surrey, England.

Proper noun

Guildford

  1. A large town, the county town of Surrey, England.
  2. A local government district with borough status in Surrey, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the county town.
  3. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A former railway station in Tasmania, Australia.
  5. A locality in Waratah-Wynyard council area, north western Tasmania, Australia.
  6. A town in the Shire of Mount Alexander and the Shire of Hepburn, central Victoria, Australia
  7. A suburb of Perth in the City of Swan, Western Australia.
  8. A neighbourhood of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.
  9. A surname.

Origin of Guildford

The root of the first part may be gold rather than guild: the only known 10th-century (Saxon) record uses Guldeford and in the 11th century Geldeford, both equivalent to gold ford. Local historians suggest that this might refer to golden-coloured flowers or sand.

Words formed from Guildford

Words that rhyme with Guildford

Questions about Guildford

What does Guildford mean?
Guildford means a large town, the county town of Surrey, England.
What part of speech is Guildford?
Guildford is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Guildford?
Guildford is pronounced /ˈɡɪlfəd/.

Words near Guildford in the dictionary

  1. guilded
  2. guilder
  3. guilders
  4. Guilderson
  5. Guildersons
  6. Guildford
  7. Guildford Four
  8. Guildford West
  9. Guildfordian
  10. Guildfordians
  11. guildhall

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