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Wilberforce

Wilberforce proper noun: an English surname from Old English, most common in Yorkshire.

Proper noun

Wilberforce

  1. An English surname from Old English, most common in Yorkshire.
  2. William Wilberforce, English politician and abolitionist.
  3. A small town in the City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A community in Highlands East municipality, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A census-designated place in Greene County, Ohio, United States, named after William Wilberforce.
  6. A neighbourhood of Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Origin of Wilberforce

From Old English Wilburg + foss (“ditch”); Wilburg was a female given name from wil (“will”) + burg (“fortress”).

Words formed from Wilberforce

Phrases with Wilberforce

Questions about Wilberforce

What does Wilberforce mean?
Wilberforce means an English surname from Old English, most common in Yorkshire.
What part of speech is Wilberforce?
Wilberforce is a proper noun.

Words near Wilberforce in the dictionary

  1. wilayet
  2. Wilbarger
  3. Wilbarger County
  4. wilbe
  5. Wilber
  6. Wilberforce
  7. Wilberforce pendulum
  8. Wilberforce pendulums
  9. Wilberforcean
  10. Wilberg
  11. Wilbergs

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