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Hartford

UK/hɑːtfəd/US/ˈhɑɹtfɚd/

Hartford proper noun: an eastern suburb of Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL2573).

Proper noun

Hartford

  1. An eastern suburb of Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL2573).
  2. A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6372).
  3. A hamlet in Brompton Regis parish, Somerset, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref SS9529).
  4. A habitational surname from Old English from these places.
  5. A city in Geneva County, Alabama.
  6. A city in Sebastian County, Arkansas.
  7. The capital city of Connecticut, located in Hartford County.
  8. An unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Georgia.
  9. A village in Madison County, Illinois.
  10. A city in Warren County, Iowa.
  11. A city in Lyon County, Kansas.
  12. A city, the county seat of Ohio County, Kentucky.
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  1. A town in Oxford County, Maine.
  2. A city in Van Buren County, Michigan.
  3. An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Missouri.
  4. An unincorporated community in Mount Laurel Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.
  5. A town in Washington County, New York.
  6. A town in Licking County, Ohio.
  7. An unincorporated community in Trumbull County, Ohio.
  8. A neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island.
  9. A city in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.
  10. An unincorporated community in Cocke County, Tennessee.
  11. A town and village in Windsor County, Vermont.
  12. A town in Mason County, West Virginia, in full Hartford City.
  13. A city in Washington County and Dodge County, Wisconsin.
  14. A town in Washington County, Wisconsin, adjacent to the city.

Origin of Hartford

# For the village in Cambridgeshire: from Old English Hereford (“army ford”), from here (“army”) + ford. # For remaining places: from Old English heorot (“hart”) + ford.

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Questions about Hartford

What does Hartford mean?
Hartford means an eastern suburb of Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL2573).
What part of speech is Hartford?
Hartford is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hartford?
Hartford is pronounced /ˈhɑɹtfɚd/ (US).

Words near Hartford in the dictionary

  1. Hartert
  2. Hartes
  3. Hartest
  4. Hartfield
  5. Hartfields
  6. Hartford
  7. Hartford City
  8. Hartford County
  9. Hartford fern
  10. Hartford ferns
  11. Hartforder

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