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Mitford

UK/ˈmɪt.fəd/US/ˈmɪt.fɚd/

Mitford proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Mitford

  1. A surname.

Forms of Mitford

alternative formMadford
alternative formMeaford
alternative formMedford
alternative formMetford
alternative formMidford

Origin of Mitford

From either Old English midd (“middle”) + ford (“ford”), thus "the middle ford", or from Old English ġemȳþe (“a stream junction”) + ford (“ford”), "the meeting ford", to denote the village situated where the rivers Font and Wansbeck meet.

Words formed from Mitford

Questions about Mitford

What does Mitford mean?
Mitford means a surname.
What part of speech is Mitford?
Mitford is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Mitford?
Mitford is pronounced /ˈmɪt.fəd/ (UK).

Words near Mitford in the dictionary

  1. miterwort
  2. miterworts
  3. mites
  4. mitey
  5. miteys
  6. Mitford
  7. Mitfordesque
  8. Mitfordian
  9. mitgehen
  10. mithai
  11. mithan

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