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Lyford

Lyford proper noun: a village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU3994).

Proper noun

Lyford (countable and uncountable, plural Lyfords)

  1. A village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU3994).
  2. An unincorporated community in Parke County, Indiana, United States.
  3. A city in Willacy County, Texas, United States.
  4. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Lyford

pluralLyfords
alternative formLiford

Origin of Lyford

From Old English līn (“flax”) + ford (“ford”).

Questions about Lyford

What does Lyford mean?
Lyford means a village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU3994).
What part of speech is Lyford?
Lyford is a proper noun.

Words near Lyford in the dictionary

  1. lyest
  2. lyeth
  3. Lyeys
  4. lyfe
  5. lyfoline
  6. Lyford
  7. Lyfords
  8. Lyft
  9. Lyfted
  10. Lyfting
  11. Lyfts

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