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Rochford

Rochford proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Rochford (countable and uncountable, plural Rochfords)

  1. A surname.
  2. A town and civil parish in Rochford district, in southeastern Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ8790).
  3. A local government district in Essex, named after the town of Rochford.
  4. A civil parish and two hamlets, Lower Rochford and Upper Rochford, in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid refs SO6368/6367).
  5. A small settlement and locality in the Shire of Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Australia.
  6. An unincorporated community in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States.

Forms of Rochford

pluralRochfords

Origin of Rochford

From Middle English Rochford, from two sources in Old English, both of which eventually converged into the modern form: # 'The rook ford' or 'Rook's ford', from Old English hrōc (“rook”), genitive plural hrōca + ford, or else from Old English personal name Hrōc, genitive singular Hrōces + ford (respectively). # 'Ford of the hunting dogs', from Old English ræċċ (“hunting dog”), genitive singular ræċċes (the vowel later assimilated to that of Old French roche (“rock, cliff”)) + ford.

Words formed from Rochford

Questions about Rochford

What does Rochford mean?
Rochford means a surname.
What part of speech is Rochford?
Rochford is a proper noun.

Words near Rochford in the dictionary

  1. rochet
  2. rocheted
  3. rochets
  4. Rochette
  5. Rochettes
  6. Rochford
  7. Rochfords
  8. Rochin
  9. roching
  10. roching cask
  11. roching casks

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