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Swinford

Swinford proper noun: a town in County Mayo, Ireland.

Proper noun

Swinford (countable and uncountable, plural Swinfords)

  1. A town in County Mayo, Ireland.
  2. A village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5679).
  3. A hamlet in Cumnor parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4408).
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Swinford

pluralSwinfords

Origin of Swinford

From Old English swīn (“swine, pig”) + ford.

Questions about Swinford

What does Swinford mean?
Swinford means a town in County Mayo, Ireland.
What part of speech is Swinford?
Swinford is a proper noun.

Words near Swinford in the dictionary

  1. Swinethorpe
  2. Swiney
  3. swineyard
  4. swineyards
  5. Swineys
  6. Swinford
  7. Swinfords
  8. swing
  9. swing and a miss
  10. swing at anchor
  11. swing away

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