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Swanford

Swanford proper noun: a habitational surname.

Proper noun

Swanford

  1. A habitational surname.

Origin of Swanford

From either: # Old English swan (“swan”), genitive plural, swana + ford. # Old English swān (“herdsman”), genitive plural, swāna + ford.

Questions about Swanford

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

Words near Swanford in the dictionary

  1. Swanepoel
  2. swaness
  3. swanesses
  4. Swaney
  5. Swaneys
  6. Swanford
  7. swang
  8. swanga
  9. swangas
  10. swanged
  11. swanger

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