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Watford

/wɒtfəd/

Watford proper noun: a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TQ1196).

Proper noun

Watford (countable and uncountable, plural Watfords)

  1. A town and borough in Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TQ1196).
  2. A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP6068).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Watford

pluralWatfords
alternative surnameWadford

Origin of Watford

From either Old English wæt (“wet”) or wāþ (“hunting, chase”) + ford (“ford”).

Words formed from Watford

Questions about Watford

What does Watford mean?
Watford means a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TQ1196).
What part of speech is Watford?
Watford is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Watford?
Watford is pronounced /wɒtfəd/ (UK).

Words near Watford in the dictionary

  1. wateryam
  2. wateryams
  3. wateryness
  4. waterzooi
  5. watevs
  6. Watford
  7. Watford City
  8. Watford Gap
  9. Watford Rural
  10. Watfords
  11. wath

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