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Hertford

UK/ˈhɑːtfəd/US/ˈhɑɹtfɚd/

Hertford proper noun: a town and civil parish (with a town council) in East Hertfordshire district, and the county town of Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3212). Also the ellipsis of Hertford College.

Proper noun

Hertford

  1. A town and civil parish (with a town council) in East Hertfordshire district, and the county town of Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3212).
  2. A town, the county seat of Perquimans County, North Carolina, United States.

Also used as

Hertford is also the ellipsis of Hertford College.

Origin of Hertford

Inherited from Middle English Hertford, from Old English Heorotford, from heorot (“stag”) + ford (“ford”), equivalent to hart + ford.

Words formed from Hertford

Phrases with Hertford

Questions about Hertford

What does Hertford mean?
Hertford means a town and civil parish (with a town council) in East Hertfordshire district, and the county town of Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3212).
What part of speech is Hertford?
Hertford is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hertford?
Hertford is pronounced /ˈhɑːtfəd/ (UK).

Words near Hertford in the dictionary

  1. Hertels
  2. Hertenstein
  3. Hertensteins
  4. Herter
  5. Herters
  6. Hertford
  7. Hertford College
  8. Hertford County
  9. Hertfordshire
  10. Hertha
  11. Hertingfordbury

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