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Montford

Montford proper noun: a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4114).

Proper noun

Montford (countable and uncountable, plural Montfords)

  1. A village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4114).
  2. A historic district and neighbourhood in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Montford

pluralMontfords
alternative formMountford

Origin of Montford

Recorded as Maneford in the Domesday Book, the village's name derives from Old English ġemǣne (“common, general, communal”) + ford (“ford”). The surname could also be a variant of Mundford.

Words formed from Montford

Questions about Montford

What does Montford mean?
Montford means a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4114).
What part of speech is Montford?
Montford is a proper noun.

Words near Montford in the dictionary

  1. Montezuman
  2. Montferland
  3. Montferrat
  4. Montferrer
  5. Montfoort
  6. Montford
  7. Montfords
  8. Montfort
  9. Montfortian
  10. Montgolfier
  11. Montgolfier balloon

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