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Wilford

Wilford proper noun: a village in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5636).

Proper noun

Wilford (countable and uncountable, plural Wilfords)

  1. A village in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5636).
  2. A ghost town in Navajo County, Arizona, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Idaho, United States.
  4. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Wilford

pluralWilfords
alternative formWillford

Origin of Wilford

From Old English welig (“willow”) + ford (“ford”).

Questions about Wilford

What does Wilford mean?
Wilford means a village in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5636).
What part of speech is Wilford?
Wilford is a proper noun.

Words near Wilford in the dictionary

  1. Wilfley
  2. Wilfley table
  3. Wilfley tables
  4. Wilfong
  5. Wilfongs
  6. Wilford
  7. wilfordine
  8. Wilfords
  9. wilforlide
  10. wilforlides
  11. wilfoside

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